Track and Field

Track and field season is in full swing at this time of year and that means that there are a lot of meets happening every week. This is both the season of the men's track and field team and the women's track and field team. Thus, there are some coed meets but there are mainly unisex meets, such as men or women only. For men's track and field meets, the order is always the same. The only exception is with coed meets, in which the order gets all crazy and weird. However, for men's track and field meets field events start the meet. Throwing events, such as the discus and shot put, as well as the long jump and high jump all begin before the running events. The running events start later, usually about thirty to forty five to sometimes even one whole hour after the field events begin, all depending on the meets, who is running it and how many teams are present. The track events will always follow the same order, however, for men's track and field meets. It starts with the 3200 meter race, the longest individual race and it is just under two miles long. Then right after that is the four by eight hundred relay race. After that is the shuttle hurdle relay, then the one hundred meter dash. Following that is the four hundred meter dash and after that is the four by two hundred meter relay. Next is the one hundred and ten meter high hurdles and following that is the sixteen hundred meter run or the one mile race. Following that is the two hundred meter open and then the four hundred meter low hurdles race. After that is the sixteen hundred meter medley, with the order of a two hundred then another two hundred then a four hundred then an eight hundred. After that is the eight hundred meter open run and then it is the four by one hundred meter relay. The meet is then going to finish with the four by four hundred meter relay. The events will usually separate junior varsity and varsity and exhibition runners to try and keep the races fair and competitive. The meets can sometimes last for hours as well. All in all track and field meets are very fun and very enjoyable and it is a great thing to be a part of!
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