Maybe not so strange wrote:
Trossi wrote:@noway I agree with u that if someone else is running they have just as much right to being in lane 1 or on the bike path on a road, etc. however the track is for running, is it not? So if you are standing around or walking I do feel like I have a right to be there
Also, most tracks, at least in my area, have signs up that say something along the lines of:
Lanes 1 & 2: Runners Only
Meaning the outer lanes are multi-purpose, or what? How are sprinters supposed to get any workouts done with people wandering around in the outer lanes?
Maybe it has been lost in the past two decades are so, but it used to be common knowledge that the outer lanes are better for speedwork. Nobody wants to sprint in lane 1, that's nuts. And you don't want to have to drift wide several times per lap to pass people in lane 1. So lane 1 should default to whoever's not running fast, and the outer lanes to whoever is.
What the signs should say is:
1: tracks are for running, particularly running fast. No bicycles or other vehicles. Walkers outside lane 8 only. Joggers lane 8 only. Speed sessions have priority for lanes 2 through 7.
2: Pay attention. Act as if the track were a street and the runners were cars. Look both ways before crossing. Be aware of and respond to warnings from passing traffic. The universal warning that you are in someone's way is "track!"
Sprinters run in excess of 20 miles per hour. They require at least 30 meters to decelerate safely. Even if they avoid colliding with you, they may be injured in the process.
3: tracks are very expensive. Please help preserve this track by using it only for activities that can not be done on other surfaces.