it is a baton
It is typical for runners on the bend to carry the baton in their right hand and run on the inside of the lane and for the straight runners to run on the outside with the baton in their left hand. This means that the baton stays in the middle of the lane but does not have to come across the body.
It is a relay consisting of 4 runners, each who run one mile in length. It is a more uncommon relay and usually only seen at meets just for relays.
Each runner runs five eigths of a mile
There are four runners per team who compete in a relay. However, teams always have alternates (back ups) in case of an injury or drop out.
1 And 3/4 miles is the answer.
5/8
At the hand off start the next runners time when the baton crosses the finish line after the hand off. this is how the 4x400,4x800 and 4x1600 should be done
Runners 1 and 3 are at the start, runners 2 and 4 are half-way (100 metres) along the track. They finish at the start.
A Relay
5/8 or 0.625 miles - which is approx 1.06 kilometres.
Runners run on a track.
A relay race.