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Most indoor running tracks are 200M, some are also odd distances like 140 or 150M, but you will sometimes stumble upon indoor 400M tracks (They are pretty rare).
generally indoor times are slower because indoor tracks are smaller. this means that you must complete more circuits to get the same distance on an indoor track. so, there are more turns to run, which slows people down.
Basically, the runners start as a crowd, not as individuals in lanes with starting blocks. Everybody lines up at the start, and they are all released at once.
Begin in lane one, then lane 2, 3, etc. through lane 8, for a convenient way to keep track of how many laps you've run.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 run400 + 408.99 + 415.959 + 423.939 + 431.918 + 439.898 + 447.878 + 455.857 = 3424.4 metres. Each lane is about 8 m longer than the previous one.Suggestion: switch lanes at a consistant position on a straight section of track.Read more: How_far_is_it_if_you_do_lane_1_through_8_on_a_track
The number of people in a 100 meter sprint varies dependant upon the competition itself. On a training, high school, or college running track there are 8 lanes. Thus during a heat of the 100 meter sprint, there may be up to 8 people running at one time. On an Olympic or professional track there are 9 lanes, though often one lane is left empty during competition. Of course in either situation, there may be numerous heats, which leaves the total number of people competing dependant upon the parameters of that specific competition, or the number of athletes entered in the competition.