The distance around an outdoor running track is very different from an inside running track. Today running track vary in length from less than 100 yards to greater than 400 meters. Over the course of time mankind has chosen to run because it is fun, to deliver something or to obtain a health benefit . Along with that it would be convenient to run on an track and as far dealing with how fast you are or how big the track may be. The 1913 the International Amateur Athletic Federation was formed by representatives from 16 countries and has established standards for spotting events including the distance around a running track.
Along with this back in time there were an earliest recorded olympics competitors ran races including a one-strafe sprint, a two-stare race and a long distance run which ranged from 7 to 24 stars. An stare was just an length of the stadium in Olympia. Running was the best sport back in time and now here today and i say that because it an help others and myself in may ways. As far as getting myself together with shape and just building my cardio muscles and etc.In the year of 1896, the first modern Olympic games were held outside Greece where competitors ran races of 100 meters and up.
All tracks are modern designed by an certain way and people but are made to be in comp liane with guidelines established by the IAAF. In those guidelines the measuring line, which is about 2o to 30 centimeters tom the inside of the track, measures 400 meters.There are several variations on how curves and straightway are arranged with some designs having two equal curves and two equal straight ays that are 84.4 meters in length while other designs have straightways up 100 meters in length.
The distance around each lane is accounted too be different in vary ways. Since the distance around the track in lane one, the inside lane, is 400 meters the distance around the track for the other lanes can be calculated by knowing the lane width and a few other measurements. There is also an formula , L= 2S + 2pi(R+ (n-1)w) can be used to calculate the distances around the track for the various lanes. In his formula L equals the lane distance, S equals the length of the straightway, R is the radius of the turn , n is the lane number and w is for the width of the lanes. All of these formulas are useful and can be used when trying to examine an track for distance of width at any given time. The IAAF has standardized track lane widths at 1.22 meters the above formula calculates the distance around the track in lane 2 as 407.67 meters, lane 3 as 415.33 meters, lane 4 as 423 meters, lane 5 as 430.66 meters , lane 6 as 433.38 meters, lane 7as 446 meters and lane 8 as 453.66 meters.
There are ways that the tracks that we run track meets on can be calculated throughout each lane on the track in which we run in to practice or complete an race. the distance around an track varies from the lane to lane because the turns in the radius in which we run increases in gets wider as you go further around the rim of each lane located in the track. To know the distance around each track and lane is the most important thing to know and remember at all times. As well as for races such as the 200 meter dash and the 400 meter dash. There is a must that you know the distance for each lane and that you need to know the straightway distance in the turn radius as well with the width of the lane that you are focusing on at the time. The all are different because each lane and track and made completely different. Some of much largest then other and that makes the lanes wider from the smaller ones.
The lanes are also set up and bent counter clock wise. The lanes are bent so that you have some type of take off and direction to run in that goes around and not straight. Running straight can be a problem to most and may feel funny. An I say it may feel funny because it like you are just running straight with no where to go lo. But running counter clock wise may be a tab bit different because it like you are running but it s a must you bend the corners or the ground or into someone’s lanes you may go. And we all know that’s not a good feeling nor good site at all nor for anyone.
