5000 meters, a popular running distance also known as a 5 km, colloquially "five-K" (equal to 3.107 miles). This distance is typical for all types of running races; from cross-country, to the road, to the track. It is contested on the track in the Olympic Games. The 5 km is held off the track with cross-country or road racing, whereas the 5000 meters is held on the track. Even though this is the same distance, runners generally separate the names to distinguish between the two. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article concerns the term race as used in reference to human beings. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...
Much of the distance's popularity is due to the challenge it offers to both novices and accomplished professionals. It is a distance race that demands a great deal of endurance as well as speed. Tactics are also a key role, and the combination makes it attractive to many.
The world record for men is 12:37.35 set by EthiopianKenenisa Bekele. The women's record is 14:24.68 set by Ethiopian born Turkish runner Elvan Abeylegesse. On 3 June 2006 this time was beat by EthiopianMeseret Defar, who ran in 14:24.53 in New York. The new world record is currently subject to ratification[1] Kenenisa Bekele (ቀáŠáŠ’ሳ በቀለ) (born June 13, 1982 in Bekoji/Arsi Province Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian distance runner who took the gold medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and the bronze at the 5,000 m. ... Elvan Abeylegesse leading at the IAAF World Championships 2003 in Paris, France Elvan Abeylegesse (also formerly: Hewan Abeye (Amharic) and Elvan Can (Turkish)) is an Ethiopian-born Turkish woman middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines 1500m, 3000m and 5000m, but also 10000m, 2 miles... Meseret Defar (born November 19, 1983 in Addis Ababa) is a female athlete from Ethiopia. ...
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^ "Meseret Defar runs 5000m World Record in New York - 14:24.53" by Parker Morse, IAAF, June 3, 2006, retrieved June 4, 2006
Middle distance: 800 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | steeplechase Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. ... Sprints are short running races in athletics. ... 60 metres is a sprint event in athletics. ... 100 m is the classic sprints race distance. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 400 m is a common track running event. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... A hurdling World Champion, Perdita Felicien, Canada. ... A hurdling World Champion, Perdita Felicien, Canada. ... The 110m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by men. ... Womens 400m Hurdles The 400m Hurdles are an Olympic track and field (athletics) discipline. ... Middle distance track events are track races longer than sprints up to (and arguably including) 5000 meters. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1,500 metres is a premier middle distance track event. ... A track event where you run 7 and 1/2 times around a 400m track. ... The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics (track and field), which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. ...
Long distance: 5,000 m | 10,000 m | half marathon | marathon | ultramarathon | multiday races | Cross country running Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. ... 5000 metres, a popular running distance also known as a 5 km, colloquially five-K. This distance is typical for all types of running races; from cross-country, to the road, to the track. ... ... In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ... Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ... An ultramarathon is any running event longer than the traditional marathon length of 42. ... Multiday races are ultramarathon running events which are typically either segmented into daily events of a specified distance or time, or staged so that runners can run as far as they want, at their own discretion, over a set course or over a set number of days. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ...
Relays: 4 x 100 m, 4 x 400 m; ".." Race walking During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ... The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 meters each. ... The 4 x 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 metres or 1 lap. ... Mens 20 km walk during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. ...
Throws:Discus | Hammer | Javelin | Shot put; ".." Jumps: High jump | Long jump | Pole vault | Triple jump Statue of discus thrower in Botanic Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark For alternate meanings, see Discus. ... The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum 4 ft (1. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball, also called the shot, as far as possible. ... Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... Pole vaulting an athletics event where a person uses a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar, similar to the high jump, but at much greater heights. ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...
Combination:Pentathlon | Heptathlon | Decathlon The womens pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 games with the heptathlon. ... A heptathlon is a sportive contest made up of seven events (from the Greek hepta (seven) and athlon (contest)). More specifically, the term heptathlon refers to an athletic (track and field) event consisting of seven events. ... // The Decathlon Day 1: 100 m long jump shot put High Jump 400 m Day 2: 110m hurdles discus throw pole vault javelin throw 1500 m Decathlon sprouted from the ancient game pentathlon. ...
Barahona Pass is 4600 m (15,092 ft); Ternera,4850 m (15,912 ft); San Lorenzo, 5000 m (16,420 feet), while the peak of the volcano reaches 5530 m (18,143 ft); Mount Olivares, 6240 m (20,472 ft); Porongos, 5940 m (19,488 ft; Tortolas, 6130 m (20,121 ft); and Potro, 5900 m (19,357 ft).
Farther north is the volcano Purace, which presents a height of 5000 m (16,000 ft); then come Huila 5500 m (18,000), Santa Catalina 4930 m (16,170), and Tolima 5600 m (18,400), Santa Isabel 5100 m (16,760), Ruiz 5300 m (17,390) and Hervas 5590 m (18,340).
The eastern chain begins north of the equator at 1800 m (6000 ft), gradually rises to the height of Nevado 4300 m(14,146 ft), Pan de Azucar 3700 m (12,140 ft), and in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy attains to peaks of 5100 m 16,700 ft.
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