Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1500 m came about as a result of running 3 3⁄4 laps of a 400 m outdoor track or 7 1⁄2 laps of a 200 m indoor track, which were commonplace in continental Europe in the 20th century.

A very uncommon middle-distance event that is sometimes run by sprinters for muscle stamina training.

This was a popular distance, particularly indoors, when imperial distances were common. In the days of wood, 11 laps to a mile tracks common prior to metrication, this was one lap longer (4 3/4 laps) than a quarter mile (3 3/4 laps). In 1882, American Lon Myers set what was then a world record at 600 yards (548.64 m), running it in 1:11.4. The event was a common event for most American students because it was one of the standardized test events as part of the President's Award on Physical Fitness. In the early 1970s, Martin McGrady was unsuccessful at longer or shorter races, but made his reputation, set world records and drew many fans to arenas to watch him race elite Olympians at this odd distance.

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