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Q: Is the distance around lane 8 on a track twice the distance of lane 1?
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What is the distance around an official Olympics running track?

The Olympics uses a track of 400 meters in length, as measured in lane 1.


If one lap around a running track is equivalent to a quarter mile then what is the distance in miles of one lap around the track in lane 7?

.270 of a mile.


On a track is the mile distance based on the inside lane?

yes


How long is each lane in a standard Olympic sized track?

From the staggered start, it is 400 meters around. The stagger is calculated by subtracting the extra distance one goes around a wider diameter. For each lane it is double the lane width (which in the Olympics is 1.22m) times pi. for each additional lane.


How many miles is an out door field track in lane 4?

Standard outdoor tracks are 400 meters in length in the first lane which roughly equals 1/4 mile (actually .2485 mile). Distance in the other lanes depends on the length of the turns and the width of the lanes which varies between facilities. Some tracks have been fit into narrow spaces and thus have very short, tight turns and long straights. Similarly lane width plays a roll. The 400m distance is measured along the inside line of lane one so the distance around the second lane should be measured around the inside line of lane 2 (i.e. the outside line of lane 1). If each lane is 2.5 feet wide the distance around lane 2 will be different than if each lane is 3 feet wide. Generally the additional distance added by moving out one lane is between 4 and 6 meters. So lane 2 would be around 406m, lane 3 around 412m, etc. 1m = .0006 mile so you can do the math to figure out the distance of each lane in miles. One way to figure out how many meters each lane adds on the track you're on is to measure the distance between 400m start lines. In lane 1 there is the large Start/Finish line usually stretching across all lanes. In lane 2, a few meters ahead you should find another line (usually a thinner and a different color) with a marking indicating "400." The distance between the general start in lane 1 and the start in lane 2 is equal to the distance lane 2 adds to a full lap. You'll find the same line in each lane at equal distance. These are the lines used to start a 400m race. Each runner must stay in his/her assigned lane for the whole lap so the staggered start lines ensure each runs exactly 400m when the cross the common finish.


How to calculate distance between each lane of 400m racing track?

An 8 lane track is 9.76m wide, so divide by 8 gives you 1.22m. Or you can go and measure it.


What is the difference in distance between lane 1 of a 400 meter track and lane 8 of a 400 meter track?

Using a 1.25m lane width, the difference is 54.97mHandy calculator...http://www.csgnetwork.com/disttracklanecalc.html


What is the distance around the track at Herrin Illinois High School?

Nearly all high school running tracks are nominally a "quarter-mile" or 440 yard track. But there is a difference in distance depending on which lane you run in. If you stay in the outside lanes and don't move to the inner lane during the turns, you'll be running significantly longer.


How many times around the track is it in the seventh lane to equall a mile?

4 it dosent matter what lane it is


How far around a running track in lane 2?

A little more than 400 meters. To be more precise, the line you run around in a track which has an inside lane of 400 metres, and lane width of 1.27 metres including one lane marking, is 407.980 metres.


What is the distance in lane 6 for a 300m track?

given that the width of the lanes are 1.25 Meters the length around the 3rd land will be roughly 415.3 Meters or the equivalent to about 7.67 Meters per lane more as you move to the outside of the track. i.e. Lane 4 would be around 422.97


What is the distance around a high school running track if you walk all eight lanes?

If you begin in lane one, then lane 2 etc. through lane 8, this is a convenient way to keep track of how many laps you've done.If the width of the lanes is 1.27 m (50 inches), and you run around the track once in each lane you will have run:400 (Lane One) +408.99 (Lane Two) +415.959 (Lane Three)+423.939 (Lane Four) +431.918 (Lane Five) +439.898 (Lane Six) +447.878 (Lane Seven) +455.857 (Lane Eight) =3424.439 (Total Meters Run).Suggestion: switch lanes at a consistant position on a straight section of track.