IAAF 400 METRE STANDARD TRACK, MARKING PLAN

SCALE - 1:350
Breakline 800m 4x400 Group Start 2000m 10,000m

Group Start 1000m 3000m 5000m

400m H 5th hurdle

Start 1000m 3000m 5000m

400m H Start 4th hurdle 3000m Steeplechase

400m H 3rd hurdle

400m H 2nd hurdle Start 1500m

Start 200m
200

Take-over zone yellow Acceleration mark blue 4x100m 3rd athletes (Middle of take-over zone identical to 200m start) 400m H 6th hurdle

Start 200m

400m H 5th hurdle

Steeplechase 3rd hurdle

400m H 4th hurdle

400m S TA N DA R D T R A CK KEY ST ZE ZM ZS ZA S tart E nd of take-over zone (10m after ZM ) M iddle of take-over zone S tart of take-over zone (10m before ZM ) S tart of acceleration zone (10m before ZS , 4x100m) T R A CK M A R K IN G S W idth of all m arks : 0.05m Colour W hite S ym bol S ize m , Pos ition Full track width 1.17 (full lane width) Curve (full track width) S tage Finis h ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ZM ST ST ZE E vent All events 400m, 4x100m 100m, 110m H 200m=ZM 4x100m 3rd athletes 2000m, 10,000m 1 mile 2000m S C 1000, 3000m, 5000m 3000m S C 1500m Group s tart: 2000m, 10,000m Group s tarts : 1000m, 3000m, 5000m, 4x100m 2nd and 4th athletes 4x400m R elay 800m=ZM 4x400m 2nd athletes For R elay races or parts of races not run in lanes e.g. 4x400m 3rd and 4th athletes M arking Plan A rea A A B C A A A C C D A C B, D A A A

Take-over zone yellow Acceleration mark blue 4x100m 2nd athletes (Middle of take-over zone lane 1 identical to 1500m start)

400m H 3rd hurdle Steeplechase 2nd hurdle

400m H 1st hurdle

400m H 6th hurdle

400m H 2nd hurdle

Start 4x400m

Lanes 5 to 8 0.40 in the middle

400m H 7th hurdle
M1

W hite w ith blue* ins et W hite w ith green ins et

16.000m 13.863m

1.17 (full lane width), 0.40 in the middle 1.17 (full lane width), 0.40 in the middle 0.80 in the middle 10m after finis h line, parallel to finis h line in lanes 2 to 5 10m before finis h line in lanes 2 to 8 0.60 in the middle 0.80 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15 0.80 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15 1.10 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15 1.10 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15 0.05x0.05 on the line between lanes 4 and 5 Curve, lanes 2 to 8

B lue*

M2

R 36.500m

Steeplechase 4th hurdle: water jump 15.101m

ZS ZA ZE ZS ZE ZS B reak point B reakline

4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes 4x400m 2nd athletes 4x400m 2nd athletes 4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes 4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes 3000m, 5000m group s tart 800m, 4x400m 2nd athletes

A B , C, D A A B , C, D B , C, D B D
400m H 1st hurdle

Yellow
42 [47.2 .5525 886 gon ]

Yellow G reen
* For blue coloured tracks , red s hould be us ed

400m H 7th hurdle

HU R DLE POS IT ION S

R 36.500m

16

.00

0m

Colour B lue* Yellow G reen

S ym bol

S ize m , Pos ition 0.05x0.10 both s ides 0.05x0.10 both s ides 0.05x0.10 both s ides 0.125x0.125 ins ide lane 1 and outs ide lane 3

E vent 110m H 100m H 400m H S teeplechas e

N um ber of Hurdles 10 10 10 5* *

Dis tance from S tart Line to Firs t Hurdles m 13,72 13.00 45.00

Dis tance betw een Hurdles m 9,14 8.50 35.00

Dis tance from Las t Hurdles to Finis h Line m 14,02 10.50 40.00

Start 400m 400m H 4x100m

[52

475 ] 47.4 4gon .719

400m H 8th hurdle

B lue*

pos itioned at approximately equal dis tances apart each lap

* For blue coloured tracks , red s hould be us ed * * The 4th hurdle of each lap is the w ater jump Take-over zone yellow Acceleration mark blue 4x100m 4th athletes
B

Steeplechase 1st hurdle

400m H 9th hurdle

Steeplechase 5th hurdle

400m H 10th hurdle

Start 400m 800m 4x100m 4x400m

ZE lane 1 and relays not run in lanes

A
4x 400

1
800

1 2 3

400

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Start 100m 100m H Break Point Group Start 1000m 3000m 5000m Start ZS relays 2000m Steeplechase not run in lanes Start 1 mile Finish line

Hurdle positions Blue: 110m Yellow: 100m

Start 800m

4 5 6 7 8
Start 110m H

Start 2000m 10,000m

Group Start 2000m 10,000m Take-over zone blue 4x400m 2nd athletes

CON S T R U CT ION M E A S U R E M E N T S Cons truction radius of curve (including the rais ed kerb on ins ide of track) R adius of meas urement line (line of running) in lane 1 (0.30m outs ide rais ed kerb) Length of each s traight s ection Legth of each bend on cons truction line (kerb line) Length of each bend along line of running Length of track on cons truction line (kerb line) Length of track along line of running W idth of lanes (including 0.05m on outs ide) Length of S teeplechas e lap along line of running where the water jump is ins ide the 400m track W ith the exception of lane 1, all lanes are meas ured 0.20m out from the outer edge of the inner line. All race dis tances are meas ured in a clockwis e direction from the edge of the finis h line nearer to the s tart to the edge of the appropriate line farther from the finis h. M arking of s tart, relay and hurdle pos itions : W ith meas uring tape on s traights only; with theodolite on the bends according to the centre angles of the nominal arc s egments . M arking with meas uring tape on bends only as a backup method: E .g. checking, correcting and s upplementing. In each lane, always meas ure from the s tart (A,C) or end (B ,D) of the arc.

m 36.500 36.800 84.390 114.668 115.611 398.116 400.001 1.220 396.084 Dis tance on Line of R unning 200 400 800 4x400

Lane s taggers in m , m eas urem ent line dis tance 0.20m from lane line (W idth of lanes 1.22) M arking Plan A rea C A A A B ends R un in Lanes 1 2 1 3 Lane 2 3.519 7.038 3.526 10.564 Lane 3 7.352 14.704 7.384 22.088 Lane 4 11.185 22.370 11.260 33.630 Lane 5 15.017 30.034 15.151 45.185 Lane 6 18.850 37.700 19.061 56.761 Lane 7 22.683 45.366 22.989 68.355 Lane 8 26.516 53.032 26.933 79.965

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Figure 2.2.1.6a - M arking plan for the IA A F 400m S tandard Track