next usain bolt

[az2004]

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/43707642.html

good read, gives you a feel for penn

[lonewolf]

Ah, the infamous the "track divider", which has always confused me, jumped up and bit him.

[az2004]

yes, lane 5 is 400 meters around, and there's an inch high divider there..

so on a 3 turn 4x4, you break from lanes 1,2,3,4 into lane 5...

officsals remove the divider once the guys go past the first time..

officials gotta move...

shiuttle hirdles....well, officials need to really be ablt to move

[Boxer4robb]

yes, lane 5 is 400 meters around, and there's an inch high divider there..

so on a 3 turn 4x4, you break from lanes 1,2,3,4 into lane 5...

officsals remove the divider once the guys go past the first time..

officials gotta move...

shiuttle hirdles....well, officials need to really be ablt to move

yup you meant 3" high some were either painted wood " yellow" and some of them are alumium

[az2004]

for years i;ve been waiting for some one to break an ankle over one of them...

i was sitting at abotu 150m mark and saw the bad pass, afterwards nickel sat on the track with head in hands..

jamaica had a 4x4 team who had run 3:09 earlier in the year, ran a 3:18 qualifying heat and failed to make the grand finale...


cudos to altoona, making the 4x1 and 4X4 finals, not bad for a team in central pa...