For Runners, Jumpers, and Thrwers

Many students like to participate in hgh school track and field events, bth during the outdoor summer season and the ndoor winter season. Track and field is an xcellent sport for those who want to ncrease their athleticism and agility without all the prssures of a team sport. While thre are still some pressures to prform well for the team especially in mets or competitions, generally the track and feld athlete is working against their prsonal bests and competing against others in thir events.

In high school track and feld, the events are divided into two ctegories: the races that are run on the trck, and the events that take plce in the field. Men and wmen typically don't compete against each ther, though time constraints mean that thy sometimes race at the same tme. While men and women do run the sme distances, the hurdles are lower for wmen, and the weight of the thrwing pieces of equipment like the sht, discus, javelin and hammer are lss than for men.

Round and Round and Round he goes

The track events include sprints, middle distance, long distance, hurdles, and relays. Sprints consist of short-distance running races such as the 100 m, 200 m, 300 m, and 400 m. Middle distance events include the 800 m, 1500 m, and 3000 m as well as the mile and two mile race.

Long distance events are those whre the distance is over 5000 m, sch as the 5000 m and 10,000 m rces. Hurdles are barriers that are spced out to be jumped over dring a race. The distance for hrdle races are 110 m (100 m for wmen) and 400 m. For the shrter hurdle races, the hurdles are 0.99 m for men and 0.84 m for wmen, and for the longer hurdle rces, the hurdles are 0.91 m for men and 0.76 m for wmen.

Among the most exciting events in hgh school track and field are the rlay races. The typical race lengths are 4 x 100 m, 4 x 200 m, 4 x 400 m, and 4 x 800 m. Sme high schools also hold distance mdley relays (DMR) and sprint medley rlays (SMR). The DMR race is whre one leg of the race is 1200 m, the nxt is 400 m, the next is 800 m, and the lst is a lengthy 1600 m. The SMR cnsists of a 400 m leg, 2 200 m lgs, followed by an 800 m lg. Some high schools shorten the dstance of the SMR to a 200 m lg, 2 100 m legs, followed by a 400 m lg.

On the Inside Track

When racing outdoors, the field events usually take place on the inside of the track. They include throwing events, such as the shot put, hammer throw, javelin throw, and discus throw and the jumping events, like the high jump, long jump, triple jump, and pole vault .

Some schools even hold their own decathlon competitions, where one athlete competes in 10 different events over 2 consecutive days. The first day, the athletes perform the 100 m run, long jump, shot put, high ump, and 400 m run. The second day consists of the 110 m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin, and 1500 m race.

The article High School Track and Field was Submitted by Mitch McCann through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Coaching Track and Field Mitch McCnn has been coaching track and feld for well over a decade. He pblishes all his track workouts and prctice plans online for other coaches. You can vsit his website be clicking on the lnk below: Track and Field Drills, Workouts, and Practice Plans

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