Let's say you can only watch one distance of race for the rest of your life: What are you choosing?

Personally, I think I would choose the Mile or 1500. I really like this race. Long enough for lots of change to happen, but fast enough to be exciting and not take forever. Really fun race to watch when it's a good one. Sometimes you don't know who will win until the last 200. Or later.

The 4x400

800m

1500m

All other answers are incorrect.

1600 m

I’m a miler, and I love the mile….but it’s definitely the 4x4 and it’s not even close

yeah, 4x4 has my vote too. Just like the mile except more people and faster and insane comebacks etc.

The hand timed 10 meter sprint at 240 lbs.

changed my vote. this.

800

The basic track race is the one that goes one lap. 400m.

Not 4x400, that is meaningless, just who has assembled the best team. NOBODY cares who is the best track team, unless you're on the team of course.

However the 400 is inherently unfair with some lanes better than others. Yes I know the WR was ran in lane 8 but could have been better. The track should have a twist halfway through that switches the lanes.

10,000.

The Carlsbad 5000. I could watch this until God takes me kicking and screaming.

I've run in 12 out of 35 of them...I've watched many fast elites.

I watched Gabe Grunewald shortly before she passed.

I've shaken Bernard Lagat's hand.

I've met Steve Scott, volunteered for two track meets to help and listened to his advice about the tangents and front loading the course.

I've actively cheered on Kipchoge, Gebremeskel, Defar, the Dibabas, etc.

Dang bro

This or the 5k. Longer race so I can enjoy watching it more but not so long it consumes too much of my day to watch it. A lot can happen in a 5 or 10k as well.

That 1609m or whatever it is. Put all the greats across all distances and eras in a straight line across some salt flat desert and I could watch that race in a simulation forever.

The marathong.