TRACK/FIELD IS AWESOME AND AWFUL PT.1

Track is a sport that people compete in contests of running and jumping.

The running events are all about getting the fastest time. There are sprints, middle distance races, long distance races, hurdles, and relays. You can find all of this information here.

There are three sprinting events currently held at the Olympics: 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter. The fastest time ever recorded at the Olympics for the 100 meter sprint is 9.63 seconds done by a famous runner named Usain Bolt from Jamaica. The fastest time recorded at the Olympics for the 200 meter is 19.32 seconds, again ran by Usain Bolt. The fastest time ever recorded for the 400 meter is 43.94 seconds ran by Kirani James from Grenada.

The middle distance running events are the 800 meter, 1500 meter, and mile run. The fastest time for the 800 meter is 1 minute and 40.91 seconds ran by David Lekuta Rudisha from Kenya. For the 1500 meter the fastest time is 3 minutes and 33.11 seconds ran by Asbel Kipruto Kiprop from Kenya. And lastly for the mile the fastest time is 3 minutes and 43.13 seconds by Morroco's Hicham El Guerrouj. 

The long distance running events are the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 5,000, meters, and 10,000 meters. The fastest time for the 3,000 meter steeplechase is 8 minutes and 5.81 seconds from Ezekiel Kemboi from Kenya. For the 5,000 meter run the fastest time is 12 minutes and 53.82 seconds by Kenensina Bekele from Ethiopia. And for the 10,000 meter the fastest time is 27 minutes and 1.17 seconds by Kenensina Bekele. 

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Now, let me get something straight. These people are IN-F***ING-SANE. They have trained most of their life to get even a slim chance at going the Olympics or another large sports gathering. An example of how super human these people are is that remember when I said the fastest time for the 100m sprint was 9.63 seconds? That means this guy is moving more and a meter per second. Which probably means their stride is also longer than a meter because if you're moving as fast as you possibly can than that means that you will probably not be taking more than one step a second. For all of you who follow the imperial system more than the metric system. One meter is about 3.28 feet. so the 100 meter is about 328 feet long.