Table of Contents

Track and Field
  1. Middle & Long Distances
  1. 800 m
  2. 1,000 m
  3. 1-mile
  4. 1,500 m
  5. 2,000 m
  6. 3,000 m
  7. 5,000 m
  8. 10,000 m
  9. 20,000 m
  10. 25,000 m
  11. 30,000 m
  12. Marathon (26 miles)
  13. The Steeplechase
  1. Sprints
  2. Relays
  3. Hurdles
  4. Field Events

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Middle & Long Distance Quiz


1. What race has changed a lot in the last couple years?

Long Distance

The Turkey shoot

Sprints

Middle Distance


2. What is the 4th middle-distance basic thing that you practice?

Road work

Pacing

Hard work


3. The athlete must___ his/hers opponent as well as him/her self.

Analyze

Fight

Look the other way.


4. How long is the longest long-distance run?

1,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles

3,000 m

2 Feet

about 26 miles


5. Cross country seldom exceeds ___.

9 Miles

26 Miles

14.5 Km


6. The marathon runs ____km + 194 m..

54

12

87

42


7. What way should your arms swing?

straight

freely

loosely

any way you want.


8. What should your arm speed do the same as? (body part)

Your Neck

Your chicken

Your legs


9. What is a larger challenge down hill or up hill?

Downhill

Uphill


10. Start with _____ minutes of running in a given direction without stopping each day.

15

2

5



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