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track running question for the mathematicians
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dayvic
Jan 30, 05 17:38
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alright.. i have a quick question people..
what is the distance (circumference) in the 7th lane of a standard 8 lane 200 meter indoor track?
I'm *guessing around 225 m*.. does anyone know the correct length?
(Its the University of Toronto's track if anyone is wondering, and i believe it has the internationally
standard measurments)
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joncane
Jan 30, 05 18:26
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what's the width of the lanes?
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Erik Clark
Jan 30, 05 18:41
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measure the distance of the stagger for the 200m dash. Add that distance to 200 and that should give you your distance of lane 8. I doubt it is 25m


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dayvic
Jan 30, 05 18:51
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if i knew that.. this would be grade 8 math, but i have no clue..
whatever the standard distance is?

-david
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klehner
Jan 30, 05 19:46
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200 + pi * (2*n*x) where n is the number of lanes outside lane 1 and x is the width of a lane. Assuming that the straights are each 50m long.
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T-Pines
Jan 30, 05 19:46
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Lane 7 = 224 meters, assuming lane width of 42 inches (standard width for college and high school outdoor tracks in US, so might be different for the track in question)

Based on:

http://www.sciencenews.org/...0030809/mathtrek.asp

http://www.philsport.com/narf/atrack.htm
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rickeh
Jan 31, 05 16:53
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Dave the outer lane at RMC/CMR field house is 235m.
Rick
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