middle-distance
Between short and long
Middle-distance describes the space between foreground and background, especially in visual arts: The cottage sits in the middle distance of the painting.
In athletics, middle-distance races fall between sprints and long-distance events—typically 800 meters to 3,000 meters.
A middle-distance stare fixes on nothing in particular, eyes focused somewhere beyond arm's reach but not truly far away.
Two-lap track event
- 1500mMiddle-distance track event
- mile5,280 feet
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- heatsIncreases temperature
semifinals · finals · tactics · kick · personal-best · medalist · spikes · competition
Capacity for sustained effort
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- anaerobicNot requiring oxygen
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
cardiovascular · breathing · fatigue · efficiency · adaptation · tolerance · capacity · fitness
Duration between two points
- tempoRate of musical performance
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- speedworkPace-building training drills
- repetitionsActs done again
fartlek · lactate · base-building · mileage · recovery · periodization · taper · long-run
Extended single footstep
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- footstrikeFoot's ground contact
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- paceSpeed of movement
acceleration · speed · economy · form · gait · turnover · posture · propulsion
800m
Two-lap track event
- 1500mMiddle-distance track event
- mile5,280 feet
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
heats · semifinals · finals · tactics · kick · personal-best · medalist · spikes · competition · pack
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
glycogen · cardiovascular · breathing · fatigue · efficiency · adaptation · tolerance · capacity · fitness
interval
Duration between two points
repetitions · fartlek · lactate · base-building · mileage · recovery · periodization · taper · long-run · strides
stride
Extended single footstep
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- footstrikeFoot's ground contact
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
pace · acceleration · speed · economy · form · gait · turnover · posture · propulsion · relaxation
Farah
Persian imperial consort
- HolmesFictional London investigator
middle-distancesprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
ultramarathon · short-distance · long-distance · dash · sprinting
middle-distanceclose-up
Near-range photograph
foreground · background · near · remote · immediate
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