I'm from the Northeast, seen most here, BUT I'd love to
race @ Boston University's banked oval
Guess Rupp must like it too, 3:50.9x and AlSal is bringing
a big group for a ten day stay/race this year
I'm from the Northeast, seen most here, BUT I'd love to
race @ Boston University's banked oval
Guess Rupp must like it too, 3:50.9x and AlSal is bringing
a big group for a ten day stay/race this year
In the Northeast- The Armory no question.
All about the Coast Guard 180 meters of bliss.
Birmingham Crossplex
Metawampi wrote:
I'm from the Northeast, seen most here, BUT I'd love to
race @ Boston University's banked oval
Guess Rupp must like it too, 3:50.9x and AlSal is bringing
a big group for a ten day stay/race this year
I'd do it at my Aunt's local high school 200m track in South Korea. Since it's where I came from and still visit regularly
The armory of course. Get that 5k p.r.
runn wrote:
In the Northeast- The Armory no question.
Indeed. The atmosphere, competition, and seemingly steep banking is prime for pr's.
For 60m sprint, Reggie Lewis--the fastest time in North America was still run there (Maurice Greene). Also some of the fastest distance times have been run there, but it might be the quality of fields for Boston Indoors.
For distance, Arkansas might still be the place to go, but the new surface at the Armory might or might not be faster than BU. The compliant Gordon Track at Harvard should also be considered.
I wonder if NOP is at BU because it's the fastest track or because the Armory is New Balance and Nike wants to upstage them: This is what I suspect.
PS, the BU facilities page says that the track surface is rekortan. It should not be as fast as the new mondotrack surface at the Armory and JDL Fasttrack in North Carolina.
The New York Armory track sucks. Penn State has the best by far. Unfortunately, they get very picky on who gets to compete on it.
Definitely the Reggie (mondo).
coach d wrote:
PS, the BU facilities page says that the track surface is rekortan. It should not be as fast as the new mondotrack surface at the Armory and JDL Fasttrack in North Carolina.
The surface is only part of the overall speed of the track. The configuration plays a big role. BU is a very bouncy track with high banks (as high as the Armory but with only 4 lanes). The sprint times 200-800 are very tough to match at BU.
Good luck.
critic 100 wrote:
The New York Armory track sucks. Penn State has the best by far. Unfortunately, they get very picky on who gets to compete on it.
They run all-comer races before PSU home meets, so anyone who wants to could at least run a mile or 3K on the Penn State indoor track.
Why did you put your question marks ?? in the middle of your question
coach d wrote:
I wonder if NOP is at BU because it's the fastest track or because the Armory is New Balance and Nike wants to upstage them: This is what I suspect.
You suspect that because you're an ignorant idiot. Salazar clearly explained his reasons for choosing that track.
Coxe Cage at Yale. Renovated for this year, and it was always a great atmosphere, I've been racing there ever since 8th grade.
Yale's flat 200m En-tout-Cas was UNBELIEVABLE
but too costly to maintain
1983 HS Nationals were held @Yale with 5 or 6 national records broken on it
The track literally threw you forward
In 1982, Coxe Cage also underwent major renovations. The old cinder track and dirt floor were removed in favor of a state of the art, "tuned", En-tout-cas oval and infield. The track was mounted on a structure designed to allow the runner to train more consistently without suffering the strain and injury incurred on other surfaces. At the time of its installation it was thought to be the most advanced track of its kind. In 1988, another track was installed.
Indoors is not real T&F.
The 60m straight at Reggie Lewis hasn't been resurfaced in years. It is quite slow and a fast time hasn't been run there in a long time. You could go to any of the facilities with a newer mondo track and it'll be better.
I'm from the midwest, so it's either Nebraska or Arkansas.