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Mid distance and distance are the longer races that take more time. They are based more on endurance, not speed. Popular mid distance events include the 600m, the 800m, and the 1500m. Popular distance events include 2000m, the 3000m, and the 3200m. Also, an event called the steeplechase is where runner has to climb over 5 barriers per lap, and one of the barriers has a water pit behind it. Here are the best times for each of these events:
600m Men: 1:12.81 Johnny Gray Women: 1:22.63 Ana Guevara 800m Men: 1:41.01 David Rudisha Women: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová 1500m Men:3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj Women: 3:50.46 Yunxia Qu 2000m Men: 4:44.79 Hicham El Guerrouj Women: 5:25.35 Sonia O’Sullivan 3000m Men: 7:20.67 Daniel Komen Women: 8:06.11 Junxia Wang 3200m Men: 7:58.61 Daniel Komen Women: 8:58.58 Meseret Defar 3000m steeplechase Men: 7:53.63 Saïf Shaheen Women: 8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina |
