Races
Runner's Safety
Mental Effects
Physical Effects
Famous Runners
100

The distance of a typical fun run.

A. What is 5 miles?

B. What is 1 mile?

C. What is 10 miles?

D. What is 3 miles?

B. What is 1 mile?

100

Before going for a run, you should always do this to warm up.

A. What is skipping?

B. What is stretching?

C. What is napping?

D. What is lifting weight?

B. What is stretching?

100

Engaging in regular running has been linked to lower levels of this mental health condition.

A. What is PTSD?

B. What is depression?

C. What is schizophrenia?

D. What is bipolar disorder? 

B. What is depression?

100

Running helps strengthen this part of the body. 

A. What is the brain?

B. What are muscles?

C. What is the liver?

D. What is a tendon?


B. What are muscles?

100

This Jamaican sprinter holds the world record for the fastest 100m and 200m dash.

A. Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?

B. Who is Serena Williams? 

C. Who is Usain Bolt?

D. Who is David Rudisha?

C. Who is Usain Bolt?

200

The distance of a marathon.

A. What is 3.1?

B. What is 13.1?

C. What is 26.2?

D. What is 50.2?


C. What is 26.2?

200

When running in the dark or low-light conditions, you should always wear this to be seen by drivers and other pedestrians.

A. What is reflective clothing?

B. What is a hat?

C. What is dark clothing?

D. What is a vest?


A. What is reflective clothing?

200

Running has been shown to reduce stress by promoting the release of these chemicals in the brain, often referred to as the body's natural "feel-good" hormones.

A. What is insulin?

B. What is oxytocin?

C. What are endorphins?

D. What is adrenaline?

C. What are endorphins?

200

Running can cause this frequent injury. 

A. What are stress fractures?

B. What is a concussion?

C. What is internal bleeding?

D. What is paralysis?

A. What are stress fractures?

200

He was from Alabama and was the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games.

A. Who was Usain Bolt?

B. Who was Jesse Owens?

C. Who was Michael Jackson?

D. Who was Kelvin Kiptum? 

B. Who was Jesse Owens?

300

The shortest race distance in track and field events.

A. What is 100 meters?

B. What is 200 meters?

C. What is 300 meters?

D. What is 400 meters?

A. What is 100 meters?

300

It's essential to do this before, during, and after your run.

A. What is drinking water?

B. What is walking?

C. What is swimming?

D. What is sleep?

A. What is drinking water?

300

This term refers to the feeling people experience after a run. 

A. What is a runner's high?

B. What is anxiety? 

C. What is relaxation?

D. What is depression? 

D. 

A. What is a runner's high?

300

Running can reduce the risk of this condition. 

A. What is liver failure? 

B. What is diabetes? 

C. What is dementia?  

D. What is heart disease?

D. What is heart disease?

300

He was the first man to run a marathon in under 2 hours. 

A. Who is Usain Bolt?

B. Who is Eliud Kipchoge?

C. Who is Jesse Owens?

D. Who was Babe Ruth?

B. Who is Eliud Kipchoge?

400

This race, held in Massachusetts, is the oldest annual marathon in the world.

A. What is the New York Marathon?

B. What is the Chicago Marathon?

C. What is the London Marathon?

D. What is the Boston Marathon?

D. What is the Boston Marathon?

400

When running, it's essential to stay in this designated area to avoid collisions.

A. What is grass? 

B. What is the road?

C. What is the bike lane?

D. What is the pedestrian lane?

D. What is the pedestrian lane?

400

Running can help kids develop this skill. 

A. What are motor skills?

B. What is empathy? 

C. What are creative skills?

D. What is gratitude? 

B. What is empathy?

400

Regularly running can reduce a certain number of different cancers. 

A. What is the number 26?

B. What is the number 15?

C. What is the number 7?

D. What is the number 1?

A. What is the number 26?

400

She holds the women's world record for the fastest marathon time.

A. Who is Camille Herron?

B. Who is Kara Goucher?

C. Who is Maria Mutola?

D. Who is Paula Radcliffe?

D. Who is Paula Radcliffe?

500

The longest race in track and field, typically featuring obstacles such as water jumps and barriers.

A. What is the steeplechase?

B. What is the 4x100 meters?

C. What is the 800 meter?

D. What is the 4x800 meters?

A. What is the steeplechase?

500

When running near roads or streets, you should always run in this direction to see oncoming traffic.

A. What is running with traffic?

B. What is stopping during traffic?

C. What is running against traffic?

D. What is running in the road?

C. What is running against traffic?

500

Running can boost kids' creativity by stimulating this area of the brain. 

A. What is the temporal lobe?

B. What is the occipital lobe? 

C. What is the cerebellum?

D. What is the frontal cortex?

D. What is the frontal cortex?

500

The primary energy source used by the body during running. 

A. What are lipids?

B. What are proteins?

C. What are carbohydrates?

D. What are nucleic acids?  

C. What are carbohydrates?

500

This female runner won the New York City Marathon in 2017, becoming the first American woman to win the race in 40 years. 

A. Who is Shalane Flanagan?

B. Who is Serena Williams? 

C. Who is Amy Cragg?

D. Who is Lindsey Vonn? 

A. Who is Shalane Flanagan?

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