Do you know how many laps on a track is a mile

How worthy is it if you perform something but your fail to count on some basic information?

As an athlete you might want to know “How many laps on a track is a mile” or as a sports trainer, you might want to let it know to students that what number of miles would they cover in a lap around the track.

Read this article to find out “How many laps on a track is a mile”.

What is a mile?

Mile word is derived from the Latin word “milia” and milia means thousand. It is a unit of measurement for distance. The mile that we use to measure is also known as the international mile.

The value of one mile is equal to 1.6 kilometers. And there are 1760 yards in one mile. Which is equivalent to 5280 feet. One mile in meters is equal to 1600 meters (1000 meters is one kilometer). Mile is represented by a symbol mi.

How many laps on a track is a mile?

The standard Olympic-sized track is around 400 meters. Thus 400 meters around the track would be one lap around the track. But as one mile is 1600 meters.

Thus, four laps on a track would cover a distance of 1600 meters that is one mile. For a good runner, it would take as few as 1-1.25 minutes to cover one lap around the track.

Thus, it would take 4-5 minutes to cover 4 laps on a track i.e 4-5 minutes to cover the distance of 1600 meters or 1.6 kilometers which is to cover a mile.

Thus, answers to the question of “How many laps on a track is a mile?” Four laps on a track is a mile and it would take 4-5 minutes to cover the distance.

John C. Crawford

I am John C. Crawford. I am the founder of EnjoyWiki.com. I am a professional freelancer, blogger and content writer. I have several blogs and EnjoyWiki.com is one of them. I always love to share my experience on my blogs.