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Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to two miles (3218.688 metres). The standard middle distances are the 800 metres , 1500 metres and mile run , although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. [ 1 ]
In June and July 2020, Symmonds became a topic of controversy in the running community when he organized events ignoring social distancing guidance for his videos. [30] Beginning in 2020, Symmonds started a second YouTube channel named 'Nick Symmonds Too', consisting of reaction, tutorial and challenge videos of shorter length. As of 2024, the ...
Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance and long-distance runner.During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships and was the world-record holder in the mile, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters.
El Guerrouj is widely regarded as the greatest middle-distance runner in history [4] [5] [6] and, as of October 2024, still holds six of the 10 fastest times ever run in the 1500 m [7] as well as seven of the 15 fastest times in the mile. [8] He and Jakob Ingebrigtsen are the only men in history to have broken both 3:27 in the 1500 m and 3:44 ...
Tom O'Hara (July 5, 1942 – August 27, 2019) [1] was an American middle-distance runner.He was the first native of the state of Illinois to break the four-minute barrier for the mile run when he ran 3:59.4 in 1963.
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It’s become the standard for high-level middle-distance runners, but still, relatively few break that threshold. Watson said one common trait elite milers have is that they’re well-rounded ...
Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", after his home town, Cram set world records in the 1,500 m, 2,000 m, and the mile during a 19-day period in the summer of 1985. He was the first man to run 1,500 m under 3 minutes ...