Science guys please help with wind question

There are also calculators that deal with yaw. I'd suggest researching that.

There is a calculator that takes into account the wind direction and the crosswind percentages in the curves of a track? I don’t think so.

Thanks for the suggestion- but I know there is some Harvard or Harvey Mudd student out there who can help.

Not an answer, just another prob...

If you wanted to be really accurate, wouldn't you need a separate formula for each curve? On the curves, a runner is always turning towards the infield. On the south curve, you're being blown in that direction while on the north curve, you're being blow towards the outside lanes.

Coach Jeff ROC wrote:

Not an answer, just another prob...

If you wanted to be really accurate, wouldn't you need a separate formula for each curve? On the curves, a runner is always turning towards the infield. On the south curve, you're being blown in that direction while on the north curve, you're being blow towards the outside lanes.

I don’t think so. If the wind is blowing parallel to the straight parts of the track, each curve would have some headwind and some tailwind. The amount of headwind and tailwind would be the same on each curve, although on one curve it would be headwind followed by tailwind, and on the other curve it would be tailwind followed by headwind. I am not even asking about the cost of running with a crosswind, but there probably is some cost in having to maintain extra energy.

Cross wind and track curves wrote:

There is a calculator that takes into account the wind direction and the crosswind percentages in the curves of a track? I don’t think so.

Thanks for the suggestion- but I know there is some Harvard or Harvey Mudd student out there who can help.

Yes, there are calculators for this. It is a very big deal in cycling and aeronautics. You aren't looking for help anyway, you want your answer hand-fed to you because you are lazy AF.

It would be an offsetting situation, considering both situations would cancel each other out.

Only the short sprints would be affected.

Scorpion_runner wrote:

It would be an offsetting situation, considering both situations would cancel each other out.

Only the short sprints would be affected.

This actually isn't true. Take an out and back run straight in to a head wind for example. You spend more time going slow than fast. The tailwind never makes up for the lost time in the headwind. Same is true for hills.

OP. Have a look at this to get a feel for what is involved;