How Do You Put Together A Distance Medley Relay Team For A Track Meet?
• Know what distance each runner has to run. The order is 800m, 400m, 1200m, and 1600m, or one mile, making the total distance 4000m. • Find a solid 800m runner. At the high school level, this is sub 2:30, depending on how competitive your area is. If your area is more competitive, the time will be faster, and vice versa. • Select a fast 400m runner. Again depending on region, your 400m runner for a DMR should run sub 58 seconds. • Finding a 1200m runner is a little more difficult than the other three legs, because the 1200m is not a common distance. It is a combination of the 800m and 1500/1600m runs. A good middle distance runner who can run both the 800m and the 1500m or 1600m is suitable. A good time is about 3 minutes. The 1600m leg is arguably the most important leg, because there is no one after him to make up space. Therefore, you want to put your best miler at this spot so he can make up a lot of ground and earn your team a solid performance.
