There are many different events that you can in track. In middle school though you can only do so many.

The ones that you can do include pole vault, long jump, high jump, shot put, discus,

100 m hurdles (girls), 110 m hurdles (guys), 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m,

400x100 m relay, and 400x200 m relay.

Pole Vault

Pole vaulting is an extremely challenging event. You have to have timing and coordination. First you run with the pole up in the air, then after you take 3 steps you lower the pole so that the tip is right above the ground, lastly after your 5th step you put the pole in to the pit and jump. When you jump and don't hit the pad or you knock the pole off it is considered a scratch.

Look to the left to see how it's done.

Long Jump

Long jump is a pretty easy event. What you do is you run a short distance and you jump of a board. If your foot passes the board it is considered a scratch. Also when you jump there is a certain you have to jump. When you leap off the board you throw your arms forward in order to make you go farther and make you fall forward. If you fall back they will mark the farthest mark in the sand back.

To the right is an amazing jump!

High Jump

High jump is not the easiest event. To do this event you have got to be very flexible. You also have to be able to jump high. What you do for this event is you take a running start toward the pole and you jump over it back wards. The trick of jumping high is to get the right steps and to use your momentum to send you over the pole.

Look to left to see how you jump over the pole.

Shot Put

Shot put is a pretty simple event. What you do is you stand in a painted circle. Then you take a heavy iron ball and hold right by your neck. Next you you move you upper torso back and forth and use the momentum to push the ball as far as you can.

To the right you see where you hold the ball and how you turn your upper body.

Discus

Discus is a pretty simple event. What you do is you have a rubber or a wooden disc and you stand in a painted circle. Then you hold the disc in your hand and move your upper torso back and forth and you use the momentum to throw the disc as far as possible.

To the left is a pic of how you hold the disc and turn your body.

100 m Hurdles (girls)

The girl's 100m hurdles is a pretty challenging event. What you have to do is you run as fast as possible while jumping hurdles. normally there are at least 10 lines of hurdles.

110 m Hurdles (guys)

The guys hurdles are just a bit harder than the girls. the guys have to go a little farther then the girls do. Yet they jump the same amount of hurdles.

100 m Dash

The 100 m dash is the fastest events out of all of the events. What you do is depending on how many lanes the track has, that many people run 100 meters as fast as they can.

To the left is a picture of how far 100m is.

200 m Dash

The 200m dash is just like the 100 m dash but longer. All you really do is run as fast as you can to try and beat your opponents. Two hundred meters is just like going 2 one hundreds.

400 m Dash

The 400 m dash is a very tiring run. The reason is because you have to sprint a whole length of the track. You have to dash as fast as possible to beat all of your opponents.

(2 laps)

800 m

The 800 m run is an extremely long run. You have to run a full 2 full lengths of the track. It can get really tiring for those who don't have good endurance. Though some people can sprint the whole thing.

1500 m

The  1500 m is an extremely long run. You run 3 3/4 laps around the track.

(3 3/4 laps)

400x100 m Relay

For the relay you need 4 people. Each person on the relay team runs 100 m. The once they have run their 100 meters they pass a metal baton on to the next person. Once the baton is passed that team member runs his 100 m and so on and so forth.

Look to the left to see where each member of the relay team starts.

400x200 m Relay

The 400x200 m relay team consists of 4 people. Each person on the team runs half the length of the track. One team member runs 200 m then he/she passes the baton on to the next person.

Look to the right too see where each person starts.

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