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4 × mile relay

4 × mile relay

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The 4 × mile relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete one mile (1,609.344 metres) or slightly more than 4 laps on a standard 400 metre track.

The event is not often run as most legacy 440 yard tracks have been converted to 400 metres, thus making 4 × 1500 or 4 × 1600 metres easier to manage. However, the Penn Relays still includes an annual "Championship of America" 4 × mile event for men. [1]

The World Athletics governing body does not recognise a World Record in this event. The World Best for men in the event is a time of 15:49.08 by an Irish team of Eamonn Coghlan, Marcus O'Sullivan, Frank O'Mara and Ray Flynn in 1985, representing an average of 3:57.3 per mile for each runner.

All-time top 18

Men

  • Updated May 2023.[2]
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Women

  • Updated May 2023.
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References

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    "Penn Relays: Penn wins 4×Mile for 1st time since 1950".
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    "All-time men's best 4 × mile Relay". 6 January 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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    Doug Binder (24 April 2022). "DUCK TRACK CLUB RUNS NO. 2 ALL-TIME PERFORMANCE IN 4XMILE WITH 15:52.05". dyestat.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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    "4×Mile Relay Result". pennrelaysonline.com. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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    Robert Johnson (22 April 2023). "4 x Mile World Record Attempt Fizzles On 1st Leg as Matthew Centrowitz Only Splits 4:04.34". letsrun.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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    "Flower Mound breaks national record in girls' 4×1 mile relay in indoor track". darik.news. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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    "Flower Mound breaks national record in girls' 4×1 mile relay in indoor track". darik.news. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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    "2023 New Balance Nationals Indoor Results". nbnationalsin.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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    "2023 New Balance Nationals Indoor Results". nbnationalsin.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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