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WTF is a "metre" ? Look up "meter" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.65.192.84 ( talk) 20:45, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre —Preceding unsigned comment added by Syphon8 ( talk • contribs) 22:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC) A meter is a measuring device; a metre is the SI unit of distance. 24.108.51.53 ( talk) 19:23, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
Obviously this section is extremely subjective. Some runners may be famous in the track and field world (such as Sanya Richards), but to the wider population she is not as well-known since she has not won any major championships. I propose that, as a minimum standard for being eligible for this "famous" list, the athlete must be either a former world record holder or earned a medal at either the Olympic Games or the World Championships in the 400m. Mipchunk 18:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Second sentence of this article (for 400m) claims: "It is not a sprint distance." The Sprint (race) article lists 400m as a sprint, with no comment about it being considered a middle distance. The Middle distance track event article does not mention 400m at all. So is it generally regarded as a sprint or not? Can somebody more knowledgeable about this please correct this self-contradiction? (I would push an edit myself, but to be honest, my knowledge of track events is limited to "wow, Bolt is so fast!" so I'm far from qualified to say what is true :) ) -- 131.215.150.98 ( talk) 22:03, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
Does the fact the top ten male 400m runners all are American merit mention? I'm an American and therefore possibly biased so I didn't want to make an an edit. Hwttdz ( talk) 20:53, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
Caitlyn Jenner ran a 47.51 at the 1976 Olympics, a best of all time for women in the event. At the time, she went by the name Bruce. I feel it would be extremely transphobic to erase her identity and belittle her accomplishments by failing to mention this time. Although the IAAF has not, and likely will not, ratify Caitlyn's time as a world record, it deserves mention here as an all-time woman's best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.235.91.193 ( talk) 15:40, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
We have discussions about the policy going on at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 121#MOS:IDENTITY clarification and about the other usages of Jenner's identity at Talk:Caitlyn Jenner. There is a lot of discussion to read at both locations. Trackinfo ( talk) 03:11, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
Article states that 400 runners have high ability to tolerate lactic acid. This is unscientific folklore. A silly myth... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.9.225 ( talk) 13:17, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
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I think it should have it's page. The same with 200m indoors. Haven't seen much on it which is weird because all other disciplines are well covered. It's standard discipline but with a twist - 2 laps (8 corners) instead of 1 lap (4 corners), I guess you could use those arguments for other disciplines but it's a sprint discipline so it's a different story- it affects times. 213.149.61.229 ( talk) 13:54, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
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WTF is a "metre" ? Look up "meter" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.65.192.84 ( talk) 20:45, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre —Preceding unsigned comment added by Syphon8 ( talk • contribs) 22:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC) A meter is a measuring device; a metre is the SI unit of distance. 24.108.51.53 ( talk) 19:23, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
Obviously this section is extremely subjective. Some runners may be famous in the track and field world (such as Sanya Richards), but to the wider population she is not as well-known since she has not won any major championships. I propose that, as a minimum standard for being eligible for this "famous" list, the athlete must be either a former world record holder or earned a medal at either the Olympic Games or the World Championships in the 400m. Mipchunk 18:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Second sentence of this article (for 400m) claims: "It is not a sprint distance." The Sprint (race) article lists 400m as a sprint, with no comment about it being considered a middle distance. The Middle distance track event article does not mention 400m at all. So is it generally regarded as a sprint or not? Can somebody more knowledgeable about this please correct this self-contradiction? (I would push an edit myself, but to be honest, my knowledge of track events is limited to "wow, Bolt is so fast!" so I'm far from qualified to say what is true :) ) -- 131.215.150.98 ( talk) 22:03, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
Does the fact the top ten male 400m runners all are American merit mention? I'm an American and therefore possibly biased so I didn't want to make an an edit. Hwttdz ( talk) 20:53, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
Caitlyn Jenner ran a 47.51 at the 1976 Olympics, a best of all time for women in the event. At the time, she went by the name Bruce. I feel it would be extremely transphobic to erase her identity and belittle her accomplishments by failing to mention this time. Although the IAAF has not, and likely will not, ratify Caitlyn's time as a world record, it deserves mention here as an all-time woman's best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.235.91.193 ( talk) 15:40, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
We have discussions about the policy going on at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 121#MOS:IDENTITY clarification and about the other usages of Jenner's identity at Talk:Caitlyn Jenner. There is a lot of discussion to read at both locations. Trackinfo ( talk) 03:11, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
Article states that 400 runners have high ability to tolerate lactic acid. This is unscientific folklore. A silly myth... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.9.225 ( talk) 13:17, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
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I think it should have it's page. The same with 200m indoors. Haven't seen much on it which is weird because all other disciplines are well covered. It's standard discipline but with a twist - 2 laps (8 corners) instead of 1 lap (4 corners), I guess you could use those arguments for other disciplines but it's a sprint discipline so it's a different story- it affects times. 213.149.61.229 ( talk) 13:54, 30 April 2018 (UTC)