half mile
880-yard track distance
A half mile is a distance of 880 yards or about 800 meters—half the length of a standard mile.
In track and field, the half mile is a middle-distance race, though official competitions now use the 800 meters.
She runs the half mile in under two minutes.
The term also describes anything roughly that distance: The store is about a half mile down the road.
- 800 metersMiddle-distance footrace
- quarterOne of four parts
- distanceSpace between two points
- running trackOval for foot races
- trackPath or monitored route
lap · final lap · bell lap · running · race · starting blocks · middle distance · jog · pace · time trial · furlong · stride · timer · split · finish line · home stretch · oval · indoor track
- race distances100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters
- track racing800 meters, 1500 meters, 800m, 1500m, middle distance
- walking distancesblock, blocks, city block, five minutes, ten minutes
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
half milemarathon
Long-distance footrace
sprint · ultramarathon · 100 meters · 200 meters · dash
half milemarathon
Long-distance footrace
sprint · dash · ultra-distance · shot put · field event
half milelight-year
Astronomical distance measure
inch · millimeter · transcontinental · nanometer · hair's breadth
half, mile, halve, halved, halves, halving, halfway, miles, mileage