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How Many Laps to a Mile? Three? How about 19?

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April 24, 2013 by Jimson Lee Leave a Comment

This is a part 5 of my collection of unusual but fun side of Track & Field.

Part 4 was Fastest 400-Meter WR While Juggling Three Balls

Part 3 was The Reverse 400 meters running Clockwise, not counter-clockwise

Part 2 was My Favorite Track and Field Stadiums (and strange ones)

Part 1 was What is the 100 meter World Record for Running Backwards?

Largest Track, 3 laps to a Mile

The largest running track to my knowledge was the one used for the 1904 Olympics in St-Louis, built on the campus of Washington University,

It was 1/3 of a mile in length (586 yards, 2 feet  or 536.44 meters), with one very long straightaway, four turns, and three shorter straights.

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Smallest Track, 19 laps for a Mile

If you think the old indoor Millrose track at MSG was bad, check this out.

Here is a 3 lane, 84 meter track or 19 laps to a Mile (plus 13 meters)!

 

19 laps to the mile track in Alaska

In 2011, David Kiplagat won a five-man invitational mile at the Kalgin Koch Mini-Track, an 84-meter track in Anchorage, Alaska on May 18, 2011. His time of 4:45 set a new track record.  Here is that video:

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About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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