Metric mile

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The term metric mile is loosely used to refer to distances which approximate to one statute mile (1609.344 metres) but are a round number of metres (the SI or metric unit of length). It is most commonly used in track running and swimming.

In track running, the 1500 m race has replaced the mile race at the standard middle-distance run in most international competition, and metric mile is used to refer to 1500 m in this context.^[1]

However, most running tracks have a lap distance of 400 metres in the innermost lane, and the standard middle distance in many United States high school competitions is four times round the track. As a result, metric mile is also used to refer to 1600 m. The term metric mile can also be used as a measurement to describe 10 kilometers