Texas

Long Distance Athletics

100

This race is named after a Greek City. It became famous for a messenger running over 26 miles to deliver the message "Nike!"

Marathon

200

This race consists of 25 laps around a 400 meter track

10,000 meters

300

This race is the second longest track and field event stipulating that all racers complete 12.5 laps around the track

5,000 meter

400

Here in the United States we have high schoolers run the mile as a test of endurance and speed. In the Metric world students run this slightly shorter race instead.

1,500 meter

500

The first Ultramarathon competition in the United States was held here in 1953. Instead of running the competitors were to walk the entire 110 miles of the race.

Padre Island, Texas

Large Places

100

This is the largest State in the United States

Alaska

200

Ever since Sudan split apart, this is now the largest African Nation

Algeria

300

This is the largest continent not continuously inhabited

Antarctica

400

This is the largest planet in the solar system

Jupiter

500

This is the largest barrier island on earth

Padre Island

Atomic Weapons

100

This was the code name of the secretive research performed to create the first nuclear weapon

Manhattan Project

200

This nation had developed it's first nuclear weapons in the mid 2000's. They continuously fire tests into the sea of Japan.

North Korea

300

This was the third nation to develop nuclear weapons.

Great Britain

400

This was the year of the first detonation by the Soviets

1949

500

This site was almost the site of the trinity test, the first nuclear detonation. However this island had strong winds and unfavorable conditions compared to White Sands, New Mexico

Padre Island, TX

Capitals of The World

100

Australia's Capital

Canberra 

200

Ottawa is the capital of this nation

Canada 

300

Kenya's Capital

Nairobi

400

Switzerland's Capital

Bern

500

Tblisi is the Capital of this Caucus nation

Georgia