If I run in lane 3 for a 1500m time trial will I run it slower than if I stayed in lane 1?

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Lol I'm not trolling I actually didn't know this

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It depends on the track, because not all tracks have their lanes the exact same width, and not all turns are the exact same diameter. But a typical track is about 5 meters per lane per lap.

So running in lane 3 will be about 10 meters per lap longer than lane 1.

Running 1500 meters in lane three should yield a better time than running 1500 meters in lane one because the turns are gentler.

What about if you only had to run a 1500 regardless of which lane you ran in? In other words, if you were on the outside lane, you'd end sooner (as a position on the track) than if you ran on the inside lane. Which lane would actually end up being the fastest to run in?

Psychologically speaking, you'd want to be in lane one because that's where you always are, but would that really be the best one?

Old Timey Guy wrote:

What about if you only had to run a 1500 regardless of which lane you ran in? In other words, if you were on the outside lane, you'd end sooner (as a position on the track) than if you ran on the inside lane. Which lane would actually end up being the fastest to run in?

Psychologically speaking, you'd want to be in lane one because that's where you always are, but would that really be the best one?

You'd want lane 8 (or 9) since it has less of a curve. See WVN's 400m record.

thanks for asking wrote:

Running 1500 meters in lane three should yield a better time than running 1500 meters in lane one because the turns are gentler.

But you are running a longer distance? That is why they make you cut in I assume?

Look at the difference in the stagger between lanes 1 and 3 per lap then do the math. How old are you? That's a basic math question

Let L be the number of lanes away from the first (so 2 in this case) and let W be the width of each lane. The difference in lap length is then 2*pi*W*L

It's very simple geometry that you should have learned in the 9th grade at the latest.

Wow!!!!

n = lane #

wd = lane width (NCAA min is 1.067m, IAAF = 1.22m)

extra distance = (n-1)*wd*2*pi

Speed Doctor wrote:

Look at the difference in the stagger between lanes 1 and 3 per lap then do the math. How old are you? That's a basic math question

I'm 13 I didn't know this I thought it would be the same

LaneRunning wrote:

Speed Doctor wrote:

Look at the difference in the stagger between lanes 1 and 3 per lap then do the math. How old are you? That's a basic math question

I'm 13 I didn't know this I thought it would be the same

It is the same. Don't listen to these other posters. It's just a matter of personal preference. Some people like to run in the same lane as their favorite number, like 4 or 8.

LaneRunning wrote:

Lol I'm not trolling I actually didn't know this

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You likely claim that your 5 inches is 7. You actually DO NOT want to know the TRUTH.

What?

5 inches Trump wrote:

LaneRunning wrote:

Lol I'm not trolling I actually didn't know this

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You likely claim that your 5 inches is 7. You actually DO NOT want to know the TRUTH.

The geometry for marking and measuring tracks is actually pretty involved because there are so many different events run on the same track. You can see the technical documents here:

https://www.iaaf.org/about-iaaf/documents/technical

Here's an interesting blog post about it:

https://therunnereclectic.com/2014/07/30/know-your-oval-fun-facts-about-tracks/

Here is a track calculator

LaneRunning wrote:

thanks for asking wrote:

Running 1500 meters in lane three should yield a better time than running 1500 meters in lane one because the turns are gentler.

But you are running a longer distance? That is why they make you cut in I assume?

Running 1500 meters is running 1500 meters no matter if in lane one, lane eight, on Main Street in Hiawathia Kansas or on the beach in Bali 1500 meters remains constant. On the track the number of laps or parts of a lap you need to run to cover 1500 meters changes but if you run 1500 meter in lane three it is the same as running 1500 meter anywhere.

thanks for asking wrote:

LaneRunning wrote:

But you are running a longer distance? That is why they make you cut in I assume?

Running 1500 meters is running 1500 meters no matter if in lane one, lane eight, on Main Street in Hiawathia Kansas or on the beach in Bali 1500 meters remains constant. On the track the number of laps or parts of a lap you need to run to cover 1500 meters changes but if you run 1500 meter in lane three it is the same as running 1500 meter anywhere.

That doesn't make sense though. Wouldn't it be further? For example If I decided to run the 1500m in lane 8 and stayed in lane 8 for the whole 3laps 3/4 would I be running more than 1500m?