Running standards

The standards in athletics are divided into the standards of running, walking, jumping, throwing and all-around. In turn, the running standards are subdivided into a number of components: smooth running around the stadium and indoors, relay race, hurdling, steeplechase and cross-country running.

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School and student standards for running distances differ significantly from the discharge standards. So, to get an excellent mark at any average distance, for example 1000 meters, it is enough for a student to run only 3 youths. At the same time, to get the same "five" at a distance of 100 meters, students will have to complete 2 and even the first youthful category.

Smooth running around the stadium

Sprint

The official table of bit standards for running includes distances from 30 to 400 meters.

Sprint distance standards such as 60, 100, 200, 300 and 400 meters are subdivided into manual and auto timing standards. Manual timing means that the athlete's result was recorded by judges manually timing with a stopwatch. In the case of auto timing, the result is recorded by a computer.

Manual and auto timing. Why is there a 0.24 second difference.

As you can see from the rank table, in sprint disciplines, each distance has 2 values ​​for the same rank: for the manual measurement system and for the automatic one, with the prefix "auto". The values ​​differ by exactly 0.24 seconds. This happens because scientists have calculated that the starting reaction of a person cannot exceed these very 0.24 seconds. That is, only after this period of time or longer, the athlete is able to hear the shot of the starting pistol and start moving. In this case, the computer begins to count the seconds without this delay, immediately after the shot.

False start

A false start is registered according to the same principle. If the computer detects that the athlete's starting reaction was faster than 0.24 seconds, it means that the athlete did not wait for the shot, and began to move in advance, because of nerves, or, trying to guess the time of the shot, so as not to stay too long at the start.

In the case of using manual timing, the judge - the timekeeper has the same starting reaction as the athlete and starts counting the time in the same way as the runner begins to start.

Average and stayer distances

At medium distances there is also a division into auto and manual timing. But starting from 1000 meters, the value of 0.24 seconds becomes insignificant. And it is not taken into account.

IN bit rates entered data for distances up to 10,000 mhowever, the stadiums also host hourly and even daily running competitions.

Smooth indoor running

In winter, track and field athletes are often unable to compete in an open stadium. Therefore, all winter athletics tournaments are held indoors - the arena. Unlike the usual "summer" stadium ", where the length of the circle along the first track is 400 meters, in the arena the length of the inner track is also two times less - 200 meters. This gives additional difficulties in overcoming the distance.

Indoor Sprint

Indoor competitions in the 100 and 200 meters are not held at major tournaments.

For the 100-meter, everything is obvious. The length of the straight line on the 200-meter circle is just over 60 meters. Therefore, the entire short sprint goes exactly at this distance. As for 200 meters, due to steep turns, athletes, having a speed close to 40 km / h, would not be able to stay on the track and would fly out of the stadium. Therefore, a smooth sprint in winter is carried out only at distances of 60 and 400 meters.

In addition, the standards for these distances are also divided into standards for auto and manual timing. However, they differ significantly from summer ones. So, for example, to perform 1 category at a distance of 400 meters in an open stadium, men need to run on auto timing 51.74 seconds, while in the arena it is enough to run for a second worse - 52.74. This is due to the steep turn, which requires more effort when running. The bends in the stadium in the arena have a significant slope angle, which allows athletes to keep more easily on their track and not fly out due to centrifugal force.

Medium indoor distances

As well as sprint standards, the standards for average distances for indoor are different from the standards for the same distances for open stadiums. At distances from 800 to 1 mile this difference is 2 seconds, and for a distance of 3 km - 3 seconds. For example, in order to fulfill the standard of the highest category in sports of an international master of sports at a distance of 3 km in the arena, men need to overcome it in 7 minutes 55 seconds, while in an open stadium they will have to run to complete the MSMK in 7 minutes and 52 seconds.

Relay race

Relay running also has its own standards. Moreover, many athletes use this opportunity, and even if they cannot perform a certain category in a single race, in a group with other athletes they fulfill this standard in the relay.

Two main types of relay races are held in open stadiums - 4 x 100 meters and 4 x 400 meters. Instead of 100 meters, there are 200 running in the arena. In addition, there are a number of stayer relay races. But there are no standards for overcoming them, and no categories are assigned.

Hurdling

Barrier running is carried out at distances of 60 meters (indoors), 100 meters (for women), 110 for men and 400 meters.

As well as in smooth running, in hurdles there is a measurement system for manual and auto timing. The principle is the same - the difference between them is 0.24 seconds.

In addition to the main distances at competitions among younger age groups, hurdles are held at distances of 50 meters and 300 meters. Grades for them are also awarded, but not higher than 1 adult.

Running with obstacles

Not to be confused with hurdles. The hurdle race, or as the professionals call it the Steeple Chase, is held at distances of 1500, 2000 and 3000 meters. Instead of thin barriers, as in the case of hurdling, obstacles are placed on the track, which are a thick bar located at a height of 914 mm for men and 762 mm for women. In the arena, an obstacle race is held at a distance of 1500 (for the younger age group) 2000 meters.

In summer, only 3000 meters. Moreover, in the summer steeplechase at a distance, athletes have to overcome a hole with water, in front of which one of the obstacles is located. This adds a lot of difficulty to the passage, so the standards in the steeplechase are much softer than the standards in smooth running, while they are not at all easier to fulfill.

Cross-country running

In addition to running in the stadium, a large number of tournaments are held on ordinary asphalt roads, dirt and even sand. This type of running is called cross-country running. Just like in a stadium, crosses have standards.

The main difference between cross-country running and running around the stadium is the absence of world records in cross-country runs. There is such a concept. As a world achievement - the best result shown at this distance in cross country. But there is no world record. This is due to the fact that the road at the stadium is always flat and the same, regardless of the place where the tournament is held. There are special requirements for stadiums that are met everywhere. There are no requirements for crosses. Therefore, one track can be located in the mountains, and it will be much more difficult to overcome, for example, 10 km on such a road than if the road passed along the plain. That is why the concept of a world record is not used.

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