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Dec 13, 2017 · Why are indoor track records slower than outdoor track records? Before I answer that, let's just stipulate that a lot about indoor track can be confusing. If, like me, you grew up in the warmer ...
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Dec 23, 2017 · RELATED: Indoor track etiquette. Look at the Canadian records. In the mile (1,609m), the indoor records are 3:54.32 and 4:27.02 for men and women while the outdoor records are 3:50.26 and 4:23.28 ...
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Jan 29, 2014 · Converting from a 193 to 200 track in the 5K is roughly 4 seconds. Tighter turns mean people run slower, naturally a 400m track would be much faster than a 200m track. I apologize for these ...
By one measure, the men’s 3000m World record is the most impressive of all indoor track marks. It currently stands as the third fastest time in history for any condition, behind two outdoor runs on larger circumference tracks. In no other track event are there such few outdoor times superior to the indoor best.
- There Are Fewer Indoor Disciplines Than Outdoor ones.
- The Track Is Shorter indoors.
- Distances Are Mostly Shorter indoors.
- There Are Fewer Throwing Events.
- Times Are Generally Slower indoors.
At the highest level of IAAF competitions, outdoor track and field is made up of 28 events: 18 track and eight field, plus the combined events of decathlon (men) and heptathlon (women). Indoors, on the other hand, has just 15: eight track, five field, and the heptathlon (men) and pentathlon (women).
Indoors, the track is 200 metres — half its outdoor size. That means athletes have to run more corners and tighter turns indoors than they would outdoors; instead of making four corners to complete the 400, they must make eight. Because they're running at top speed, the corners of most indoor tracks are banked on an angle of between 10 and 15 degre...
Indoors, the 100 metres becomes the 60 metres. The 400, 800 and 1,500 remain, but the 5,000 becomes the 3,000. The 200, 5,000 and 10,000 don't happen indoors at the world championship level; neither does the marathon or race walk. Oh, and there's no steeplechase, as there's no water jump.
Field events take place in the open oval formed by the track, called the infield. A smaller track means less space for field events, and shorter distances for throwing events. Outdoors, you have javelin throw, hammer throw, discus throw and shot put. Indoors, it's shot put. And shot put has more security precautions, too. Outdoors, shot putters thr...
In the 400, the men's outdoor record is 43.18; indoors, it's 44.57. In the 800, the women's outdoor record is 1.53.28; indoors, it's 1:55.82. Blame track size for this one. Although there are no weather factors to contend with (wind, sun in the eyes), running around more corners forces athletes to slow down more often — and that affects their times...
Differences in runways (length and responsiveness) For the track events, you've nailed it: the 200m standard indoor track means races of the same distance (e.g. 800m) can be notably different from races on a standard 400m outdoor track. In the sprints, the tight banked turns can significantly change the athlete's approach to the race, and some ...
Mar 12, 2023 · The 400 meters is also one lap around the track during the outdoor season rather than the two laps during the indoor season. You'll often see faster times in the outdoor season for events that ...
