Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A long-distance track event races requires runners to balance their energy. Because of these kind of races are very energy-consuming, one requires mental determination and aerobic conditioning since stamina is a bigger factor than speed. A person may be considered to be minimally trained if one has trained conistently for over 10 weeks prior to running the race. 3000 m is considered a middle distance track event 5000 m is considered a premier event that requires tactics and superior aerobic conditioning. Training for such an event may comprise of a total of 60-200 km a week. 10000 m is the final standard track event. Most of those running such races also run road and cross country running. Longer races are rarely contested on the track, although records do exist for distances up to 1600 km (see marathonss and ultramarathons). See also athletics athletics training athletics competition track running sprints middle distance track event cross country running cross-country running road running This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.