– why aren’t all middle/long distance athletics track events in multiples of 400? Why the 1500 metres and not 1600 metres so that the race is an exact number of laps.
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Long time (30+ years) High school and college track and field official here, and if I was appointed super-supreme head-honcho of track and field for US high school track, the first thing I would do would be to mandate running the 1500 and the 3000 m instead of the 1600 and 3200. Followed quickly by the elimination of the 4×200 relay. ( I really dislike that race with a passion)
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