This events allow four hurdlers to run on the same relay team and has been held both outdoor and indoor.
In a shuttle hurdle relay, each of four hurdlers on a team runs the opposite direction from the preceding runner.
The shuttle hurdle relay typically consists of: (a) four hurdlers per relay team – each runs one leg, (b) same sex, (c) each hurdler runs the same hurdle spacing and hurdle heights, (d) two lanes – one up, and one back (e) the first leg starts at the automatic timing line, hence this allows the anchor leg to finish at the "finish line", (f) hurdlers must stay in their own lane, (g) hurdlers are not allowed to touch the hurdles with their hands, (h) depending on the age-group there may be an "exchange zone" (Masters Track and Field does not use an exchange zone), (i) No batons are used for this particular relay, and (j) For Masters Track and Field the youngest person on the relay team dictates the age-bracket (for that particular relay team).
[6] December 1906 a "hurdle relay race proved a highly exciting contest" at a meet in Vancouver, Canada.
"[8] [9] 1910–1911: Official Handbook of the Girls' Branch of the Public Schools Athletic League states for the girls hurdle relay "the maximum distance for each runner not to exceed fifty yards; the maximum height for hurdles to be two feet".
[12] A November 1912 announcement for girls in New York - that youth activities would include a "hurdle relay.
[14] May 1917 at the first annual girls' interscholastic meet on Tech Field in Pennsylvania a "Hurdle relay" was competed, with Allegheny 1st, Peabody 2nd, and Latimer third.
[18] 1926 the SHR was added to the Penn Relays events at the suggestion Lord Burghley (UK's Olympic hurdler).
[20] March 1953 in California, the SHR was included at the Orange Show Relay and the four-way spike meet (four colleges).
August 2007 BAUHAUS-galan (formerly GN Galan) meet in Stockholm, Sweden included the 480 Yard Shuttle Hurdle Relay.
[38] In the past, a rarely run 4 x 440 yard shuttle hurdle relay was included at some competitions.
[47] Updated November 2020 y = adjusted from the slightly shorter distance of 4 x 120 yards by adding 0.13 seconds Updated November 2024 Track and Field News and USATF websites include current shuttle hurdle relay American Records for the following: Additional External Links: