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Total questions: 748

What should you do if someone tells you that you will never win a 100 meter race even though you think you can?
Popularity: 85

What is the average time it takes to run a mile?
Popularity: 71

Which athlete holds the record for the fastest two-mile run?
Popularity: 62

Why do athletes run around the track counter-clockwise?
Popularity: 47

How long is a half marathon?
Popularity: 45

Is running considered a sport?
Popularity: 42

How many events are in a pentathlon?
Popularity: 38

How many laps around a running track equals one mile?
Popularity: 35

Who is the fastest woman in the world?
Popularity: 35

How many km per hour can a human run?
Popularity: 31

How can you register for the 2008 Nike women's marathon?
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How do you cure shin splints?
Popularity: 30

How many runners on a high school relay team?
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Where did marathoner Ron Tabb go to school?
Popularity: 29

What are some ways to increase your track and field running speeds?
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How often are the World Athletics Championships held?
Popularity: 28

Who is Svetlana Masterkova?
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What is the length of a lap in a footrace?
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What muscles would you use for competitive running?
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What name did Jesse Owens father give to him at birth?
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How many miles is a regulation track?
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What is a marathon?
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How many medals did Cathy Freeman win?
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What is a stade?
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What are shin splints?
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What do the letters pb next to an athletes time indicate?
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What is Jana Pittman famous for?
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What is the average time to finish a half marathon?
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Who is the fastest person in the world?
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Who is Roger Bannister?
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In miles per hour whats a person's average speed?
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What are the kinds of starting positions in running events?
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How many hurdles would you jump in a 400 metre hurdle race?
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How far is 1500m in miles?
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What is the fastest wheelchair mile time?
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What causes shin splints?
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How long is an 8 kilometer run?
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How did Florence Griffith-Joyner die?
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Did Maurice Greene go to college?
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How has Cathy Freeman contributed to Australia?
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How can you become a better sprinter?
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What is the fastest 5000m time ever run?
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Where is the best place in the world to study athletics?
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Where did Cathy Freeman grow up?
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How old was Zola Budd when she broke the official 5000 metres World Record?
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How old is Cathy Freeman?
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How fast did Jesse Owens run?
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How much do track athletes get paid?
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Who is Jud Logan?
Popularity: 20

What was the speed in MPH of the world's record mile run?
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Phosphate loading sport banned?
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What is the sport called when you are sprinting while having to clear hurdles of up to 42 inches?
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How many miles in an oval outdoor field track in lane 8 going around once?
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How do you overcome nervousness before a race?
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What is track and field all about?
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Are tracks at track and field meets measured in meters or yards?
Popularity: 18

What is the world record in the 440 yard dash?
Popularity: 18

Who are some vegan pro athletes?
Popularity: 18

Whats the definition of field sports?
Popularity: 18

Who holds the fastest two mile time for 2007 season?
Popularity: 18

Who holds the record for the fastest three-mile run?
Popularity: 18

Who first ran the 100 yards in under 10 seconds?
Popularity: 17

Who was the fastest runner ever?
Popularity: 17

Is track a sport?
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Who is Asafa Powell?
Popularity: 16

Do taller people run faster than shorter people?
Popularity: 16

What is the average time it takes to run ten miles?
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What 67 year-old athlete holds the record for the fastest two-mile above 5000' elevation?
Popularity: 15

Who is the greatest sprinter of all time?
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Who was the 1974 Commonwealth Games men's 400m hurdles champion?
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