half-mile
880 yards exactly
A half-mile is a distance of 880 yards or about 800 meters—half of a standard mile.
In track and field, the half-mile is a middle-distance event: She ran the half-mile in under two minutes.
The term also describes anything located at or spanning that distance: a half-mile stretch of beach, about a half-mile from the station.
Brief maximum-speed effort
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- middle-distanceRaces from 800-3000 meters
- trackPath or monitored route
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
pace · lane · oval · heat · qualifier · personal-best · clock · stopwatch
Thousand meters
- lapOne complete circuit
- stretchPull to extend
- furlongEquestrian distance measure
- yardageLength in yards
straightaway · segment · interval · marker · length · radius · circumference · span
Slow, steady run
- walkTravel on foot
- treadmillMotorized walking platform
- loopCurve closing on itself
- warmupPre-activity preparation
cooldown · beginner · pedometer · cardio · pace · neighborhood · round-trip · out-and-back
At small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- accessibleAble to be reached
convenient · commute · errand · local · block · corner · adjacent
sprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- middle-distanceRaces from 800-3000 meters
- trackPath or monitored route
relay · pace · lane · oval · heat · qualifier · personal-best · clock · stopwatch · anchor
kilometer
Thousand meters
yardage · straightaway · segment · interval · marker · length · radius · circumference · span · coverage
jog
Slow, steady run
warmup · cooldown · beginner · pedometer · cardio · pace · neighborhood · round-trip · out-and-back
nearby
At small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
accessible · convenient · commute · errand · local · block · corner · adjacent
- motorsportsracing, race, race tracks, Daytona 500, racing teams
- dirt racingdirt track, sprint car, sprint cars, midgets, late model
half-mileinch
Twelfth of a foot
coast to coast · millimeter · cross-country · mile · light-year
half, mile, halves, halved, halving, halfway, halfhearted, miles, mileage