Page ContentsHow Many Laps is 1500 Meters Running?The Peculiarities of 1500 Meters RunningDeviations from the 1500 Meters Running StandardTraining for a 1500-Meter RaceFinal Thoughts The 1500 meters race is the prominent middle distance running event in athletics at the present moment. Athletes have competed in...

At roughly half a mile, the 800 meters is the shortest middle distance race. Typically...

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New research has found that Olympic and world champions at 800m and 1500m strive to win even during the heats and semi-finals. The study, published in May 2018 in the Journal of Sports Sciences, aimed to analyse qualification patterns in middle-distance running and identify whether athletes adopt theoretically optimal tactics, or whether the desire to win overrides […]

Coach Scott Christensen defines and describes planning the middle distance pre-competition period for his middle distance athletes.

Example of a Track Workout for Middle-Distance Runners. Middle-distance running summons all your courage as an athlete. You go longer than the maximum sprint distance of 400 meters -- namely, from 800 meters to a mile, and all distances in between, such as the 1,500 meters. But you have to maintain a similar speed, ...

Hicham El Guerrouj (Middle Distance)

Middle Distance athletics

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