[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> There was an article in the Oregonian newspaper today about the track at Willamette
>University in Salem. During some recent work to the track they discovered that each
>lap was actually 406m. The steeplechase was the only event that was accurately
>measured. No one is sure when the mistake was made, but it has probably been like
>that for some time. Just made me wonder how many other tracks like that are around.
>
> Matthew
In my work as a track and field consultant, a major part of which is providing
calculations and drawings for track markings, I encounter many mis-measured tracks,
especially but not exclusively on the high school level. About 25% or so of all high
school tracks I have become involved with after construction was complete couldn't be
marked without additional material being added either inside or outside the oval!
--
Wayne T. Armbrust, Ph.D.
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