Indoor Track Heats Up As Winter Drives Athletes Inside
- Meran Miles
- Dec 3, 2023
- 3 min read
As the snow begins to fly, so do pole vaulters, high and long jumpers, hurdlers, sprinters, distance runners, and the implements of throwing athletes. Though colder temperatures and weather force track and field competitors inside, the indoor track season is just heating up in December for high schools and colleges. Indoor tracks are often 200 or 300 meters long, versus the outdoor 400-meter length, but include events not usually seen during high school outdoor competition, such as the 60-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, triple jump, weight throw, 600 and 1000-meter runs, distance and sprint medley relays, and others.
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