An episode of the ABC Afterschool Specials.
"Its A Mile From Here To Glory."
Dirt track with no lines.
Jogging seems to be the top speed.
Poor quality film. (probably a vhs tape)
Stilted dialogue.
Nonexistant training theory.
Huge improvement in about 3 days.
Last place is always within 5 seconds of first.
Start/finish line is the middle of the straightaway.
They use a gun to signal the bell lap.
No crowds watching the meet.
Almost no other athletes in the meet.
Mile distance, not metric.
The mile is the last event of the meet.
And they never actually mention any times.
But what do you expect when the production budget was about $3 in 1978 dollars. I give them credit for having a black actor playing one of the characters.
An interesting artifact.