What is Middle-distance running?
{{main|Track and field athletics}} [[File:1500finalM1.JPG|thumb|2008 World Junior Championships in [[Track and field athletics|Athletics]] - 1500 metres event]]'''Middle distance race''' event is longer than [[sprint]]s, up to 3000 [[metres]]. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and the mile run, while the 3000 metres may also be classified as a ''middle distance event''.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/381174/middle-distance-running Middle-distance running]. ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''. Retrieved on 5 April 2010.</ref> The 880 [[yard]] run, or half [[mile]], was the forebear to the 800&nbsp;m distance and it has its roots in competitions in the [[United Kingdom]] in the 1830s.<ref name=IAAF800>[http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid=9389.html 800 m – Introduction]. IAAF. Retrieved on 5 April 2010.</ref> The 1500&nbsp;m came about as a result of running three laps of a 500&nbsp;m track, which was commonplace in continental [[Europe]] in the 20th century.<ref name=IAAF1500>[http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid=9397.html 1500 m – Introduction]. IAAF. Retrieved on 5 April 2010.</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{commons-inline|Running}} [[Category:Running]] {{sport-stub}}