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graeme Varsity
Joined: 04 Aug 2001 Posts: 451 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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People run track because it's fast. Indoor track is not as fast, and therefore less popular. Maybe if the tracks were bigger that would change, but for the distance races, outdoor with good weather will probably always be the fastest.
I'm planning to run my first indoor meet in Seattle this January, maybe I'll be able to bring some new insight then |
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Conway Olympic Medalist
Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Posts: 3570 Location: Northen California
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:26 am Post subject: |
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Given that both had 400 meter tracks, why would outdoors be automatically faster than "indoor" ... An indoor track would be contained in a domed type facility ... Both 400 meters around ... Indoors would have "perfect" conditions .... I am curious as to why you think outdoors would be so much faster for distance events ??? _________________ Conway
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X King Varsity
Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Great Britain
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Indoors has less air (compressed air) than outdoor tracks, so performance would suffer in that area, due to the fact that the warm-up and warm down for athletes' would be less valuable, and recovery time between events (heat, quarter-final, semi-final, etc.) would also be less valuable to the athletes.
But then again, performances in July-August (on average this is usually where athletes peak) are much different to performances in January or February-March) because of when and where athletes are conditioned to peak within the Track & Field season. _________________ Doubt whom you will, But never yourself.
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Can't say I follow the compressed air theory...
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Indeurr Olympic Medalist
Joined: 08 Aug 2001 Posts: 1558 Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202
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X King Varsity
Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Great Britain
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:10 am Post subject: |
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I meant less oyxgen. _________________ Doubt whom you will, But never yourself.
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Conway Olympic Medalist
Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Posts: 3570 Location: Northen California
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Doesn't seem to make any difference to football players ... Why do you think it would affect the track athletes ??? _________________ Conway
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Plus, oxygen levels can presumably be controlled in a dome. If there's too little, something can surely be done about it.
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X King Varsity
Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Great Britain
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 9:13 am Post subject: |
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True Dan, but many of the Indoor arenas I have been to, you have to catch your breath. That's probably just bad experiences, which does not apply to all.
Indoor Track & Field should be no different to Outdoors, apart from the events.
Taking away the 200m from the WICH has just complicated matters... _________________ Doubt whom you will, But never yourself.
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graeme Varsity
Joined: 04 Aug 2001 Posts: 451 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Dan wrote: | Quote: | In Calgary there's an indoor 500m track. |
Whoa. What sort of building is it in?
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I'm not positive, but I think it's around the inside, or outside of a speed-skating track. |
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