Occidental Track

ha ya the turns are long. i ran my fastest 5k on that track... im gonna say the straights are lke 70m... just a guess though

do you know if the track is even allowed to have turns that wide

its probably legal....you'd be amazed at how wide they are allowed to be

I haven't actually measured it, but it is claimed by the folks at Occidental that it has the widest turns in compliance with IAAF regulations.

But the track overall is also very fast. The 100m track record is 10.07 (Carlos Moore) and Mike Marsh ran 10.11 years ago. It's probably one of the fastest non-Mondo tracks (Occidental is Rekortan and Mt. Sac and Modesto are Tartan APS) that exist.

Bullshit, Debus. Marsh has broken legal 10 seconds on non-Mondo track. Oxy is a good track, but your stupid claim is a stretch.

so the track is not short it just has wide turns and short straight aways

I would think it was legal. Didn't they use it for parts of the '84 Olympics?

yes it is short but just not as short as stanford's track....sheesh people, grow some braincells puuuhhhleaze!

sexwax wrote:

so the track is not short it just has wide turns and short straight aways

is the track short or does it just have wide turns and short straight aways

are you just kidding about it being short as stanfords

are you just kidding about occidentals track being as short as stanfords track

i found this

In addition, Occidental facilities for track and field have been called among the best in the United States. The Bill Henry Track was initially built in preparation for the 1984 Olympic Games and the turn radius and track surface are considered, by expert and athlete alike, to be lightening fast

numbnutz will you answer me

could somebody put some bleach in this mofo's gene pool already???

Dimensioning and Configuration

A. Representative Track Configurations:

In the design portion of the project, four basic concepts can be followed:

1. Equal Quadrant Tracks - which are 400m or 1312.34’ (minimum distance) tracks with 100m along each curve and 100m along each straightaway, measured along the measure line of lane one.

2. Non-Equal Quadrant Tracks - which are 400m or 1312.34’ (minimum distance) tracks, measured along the measure line of lane one, with two curved ends of equal radius and two straightaways equal in length but longer or shorter than the curves.

3. The IAAF Track - which specifies a 400m or 1312.34’ (minimum distance) track, measured along the measure line of lane one, with two curves of equal radius measuring 36.80m and two straightaways measuring 84.39m.

4. Double-Bend Tracks - which are 400m or 1312.34’ (minimum distance) tracks measured along the measure line of lane one, with two straightaways of equal length and two curves that are formed with two different radii. This configuration allows for a wider infield to accommodate a broader range of sports activities.

B. Measure Line

The measure line is defined as a theoretical line from which the distance of a running track is determined. This line is located 20cm from the running side of the painted line for each lane. In the case of a raised curb, the theoretical line is located 30cm from the running side of the raised curb for lane one.

C. Allowable Radius Length

The radius to the measure line of lane one is recommended to be not less than 90’ or more than 130’. For a world record to be set, the radius of the outside lane should not exceed 50m (164.04’) except where the bend is formed with two different radii, in which case, the longer of the two arcs should not account for more than 60 degrees of the 180 degree turn. It is recommended that the radii be permanently marked with a fixed monument.

what does this mean

turn radius of 36.80m and two straightaways measuring 84.39m.

that doesnt make any sense

sexwax wrote:

what does this mean

turn radius of 36.80m and two straightaways measuring 84.39m.

that doesnt make any sense

it makes perfect sense, you goddamn retard... learn math.

this what iam trying to say home depot center has 114.5 turns and 84.5 straight aways i want to know what the maximum turn a track can have according to the iaaf

Well, if a track has straightaways any less than 95 meters, then that track is short by 7-12 meters. So, the Occidental track is actually long, but the Stanford track makes up for it by being short, but it's only short for 10k's and 5k's. I think the most commonly used conversion factor is 1 Occidental mile = 1500 Stanford meters = 1600 meters on most normal/elongated tracks. Also, Mondo tracks get longer over time but shorter during races. Occidental's surface (Tartan) gets shorter over time but longer/shorter during some races, but not most.