Maybe on the infield plant some fruit tree or a shelter with some music . Track heaven . Camp out . Dirt Track . Roto-Till it . What do you think the cost would be?
Dunno what the climate's like in your area, but in general a literal *dirt* track might be unusable for parts of the year and call for a lot of upkeep the rest of the time.
Grass, clay, or cinders might be a more reliable surface.
in general a literal *dirt* track might be unusable for parts of the year
Why
It rains a lot, and there's snow, if more than just a few people ran on it every week it would become a total mess of washed out ruts. To prevent that you would need some maintenance, or lay down some surface covering that would help prevent that.
the ideal 400m race is on a 400m stretch of rural road way out in the plains. Then you know for a fact that it is absolutely level, and you can see far enough away that any cars will not get there before a 400m race is finished.
Then all you have to do to make a track is put down two strips of tape 400m apart. That is real cheap. Or you could drive two stakes into the dirt next to the road.
It rains a lot, and there's snow, if more than just a few people ran on it every week it would become a total mess of washed out ruts. To prevent that you would need some maintenance, or lay down some surface covering that would help prevent that.
You've described the track in Iten, Kenya. Nobody is maintaining it and it has been in constant use by the best runners in the world for decades.
It rains a lot, and there's snow, if more than just a few people ran on it every week it would become a total mess of washed out ruts. To prevent that you would need some maintenance, or lay down some surface covering that would help prevent that.
You've described the track in Iten, Kenya. Nobody is maintaining it and it has been in constant use by the best runners in the world for decades.
I know, but people in the US are not used to Third World facilities. Our most basic HS tracks look like Olympic level facilities compared to what they have.
You've described the track in Iten, Kenya. Nobody is maintaining it and it has been in constant use by the best runners in the world for decades.
I know, but people in the US are not used to Third World facilities. Our most basic HS tracks look like Olympic level facilities compared to what they have.
Maybe on the infield plant some fruit tree or a shelter with some music . Track heaven . Camp out . Dirt Track . Roto-Till it . What do you think the cost would be?
Maybe on the infield plant some fruit tree or a shelter with some music . Track heaven . Camp out . Dirt Track . Roto-Till it . What do you think the cost would be?
Great idea. if you build it, they will come
That’s what I was thinking . Host a track meet or make a training center
You've described the track in Iten, Kenya. Nobody is maintaining it and it has been in constant use by the best runners in the world for decades.
I know, but people in the US are not used to Third World facilities. Our most basic HS tracks look like Olympic level facilities compared to what they have.
We need to post this more and continually remind ourselves about this.
Competing from here in New York, Chicago, etc must be such a thrilling experience for these runners.
Maybe on the infield plant some fruit tree or a shelter with some music . Track heaven . Camp out . Dirt Track . Roto-Till it . What do you think the cost would be?
If you have the money for it, why not? Tons of people dream about being able to do something cool like that.