100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 13 metres from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are set at a distance of 8.5 metres from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 10.5 metres long. The hurdles are set up so that they will
Rendlesham Hurdle Rendlesham Hurdle The Rendlesham Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 2 miles and 7 furlongs , and during its running there are twelve hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February. The race was first run in 1980 and was initially held at Kempton Park. It was a limited handicap from 1995 to 2001. The race was transferred to Haydock in 2006, and its distance here