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7 fact-checked facts about 10K races, distance running and training basics, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

How long is a 10K race?

Answer10 kilometers

The K stands for kilometers.

A 10K is roughly how many miles?

Answer6.2 miles

10 km is about 6.2 miles.

Going deeper

How many laps of a standard 400-meter track make 10,000 meters?

Answer25

10,000 divided by 400 is 25 laps.

A marathon is roughly how many 10Ks long?

AnswerAbout 4.2

A marathon is 42.195 km, about 4.2 times 10 km.

The Swedish training term 'fartlek' means what?

AnswerSpeed play

Fartlek mixes faster and slower running in an unstructured way.

Expert level

The women's 10,000 meters was first held at which Olympics?

Answer1988 Seoul

Women's 10,000 m debuted in Seoul in 1988.

Which Finnish runner won both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics?

AnswerLasse Virén

Virén completed the double at both Munich and Montreal.

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