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The Cooper test which was designed by Kenneth H. Cooper in 1968 for US military use is a physical fitness test. [1] [2] [3] In its original form, the point of the test is to run as far as possible within 12 minutes.
The rest of the field had no interest in running that fast this early. After that burst, Ayeko backed off to a more sensible 71 second pace. The peloton let Ayeko have his time on television for the first 3200 metres before Benard Kibet pulled him in. Ayeko kept the point position for another 800 metres before Kibet decided it was time to ...
Distances are described in terms of metres, mass in terms of kilograms and time in seconds. Derived units are defined using the appropriate combinations, such as velocity in metres per second. Some units have their own names, such as the newton unit of force which is defined as kilogram times metres per second.
In the Olympics, athletes run 1500 meters, not 1600 meters. [citation needed] Running races in the U.S. are usually run in metric distances (e.g., the 100 meters dash or the 5K run), although the mile distance remains popular. Even 5 and 10 kilometer races most often have mile markers on the course, and no kilometer markers.
18 March 2023 Carolina [3] 10 1:14.15 David Mack United States 24 May 1986 Santa Monica: 11 1:14.3 h A: Lee Evans United States 31 August 1968 Echo Summit: 12 1:14.33 Charles Jock United States 24 June 2015 Portland: 13 1:14.36 Djamel Sedjati Algeria 11 March 2023 Potchefstroom [4] Michael Cherry United States 18 March 2023 Carolina [3] 15 1:14.41
The men's 5000 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 24 and 27 August 2023. [1] Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the gold medal, followed by Mohamed Katir and Jacob Krop .
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Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...