Does anybody know how to properly stagger a 4 x 200m relay? I believe it is sometimes run at the collegiate level. A 2 turn stagger isn't fair because the 3rd runner on the outer lanes would have to cut in - wasting a good 8m or so.
Thanks for any help.
Our track is marked for a 4 turn stagger ... we run this at our high school Invite ALL in lanes ... we have the extra markings though for the stagger and exchange zones.
For our track:
Start on RED line
Exchange 1 to 2 (WHITE Triangles; 200 meter mark; in lanes)
Exchange 2 to 3 (WHITE Triangles; 400 meter mark; in lanes)
Exchange 3 to 4 (YELLOW Triangles; 200 meter mark; in lanes)
We tried as well using a 3 turn stagger like traditional 4x400m and letting runners cut in ... the 3rd runner ... then line up the 4th runners like a 4x400m exchange all at the turn ... was bit scary due to speed of the incoming runners.
All in lanes is safest but the staggers are huge. It works though!
Thanks - problem is that most tracks are marked very inconsistently - even erroneously in some cases, and most don't adhere to the color code for various markings, lines, triangles, etc.