…but at one point, all runners get together on the inner lane, which means that the outside runner needs to add the width of the track to their total distance, right?
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Not the width of the track because they don’t just run completely sideways , but there is a bit of compensation needed yes. In a 1500m where they break to the inside immediately you can see the curve they use to account for this.
The staggered starting position accounts for this precisely. No matter your lane, everyone runs the same distance.
No, their offset starting position is designed to compensate for all extra distance. The part where they merge is included. They are not quickly crossing to the inside, they are running a straight line from the whatever lane they are in at the beginning of the merge section to the inside lane at the far end of the merge section. This distance is calculated into the total.
If memory serves, the staggered starting positions are considered enough to compensate for that.
The other factor is that pack running is a skill in its own right, and outside runners don’t have to worry about defending after the first curve.
Not the width of the track because they don’t just run completely sideways , but there is a bit of compensation needed yes. In a 1500m where they break to the inside immediately you can see the curve they use to account for this.
Not the width of the track because they don’t just run completely sideways , but there is a bit of compensation needed yes. In a 1500m where they break to the inside immediately you can see the curve they use to account for this.
The staggered starting position accounts for this precisely. No matter your lane, everyone runs the same distance.
The staggered starting position accounts for this precisely. No matter your lane, everyone runs the same distance.
No, their offset starting position is designed to compensate for all extra distance. The part where they merge is included. They are not quickly crossing to the inside, they are running a straight line from the whatever lane they are in at the beginning of the merge section to the inside lane at the far end of the merge section. This distance is calculated into the total.
No, their offset starting position is designed to compensate for all extra distance. The part where they merge is included. They are not quickly crossing to the inside, they are running a straight line from the whatever lane they are in at the beginning of the merge section to the inside lane at the far end of the merge section. This distance is calculated into the total.
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