This is from the
southwest corner of the track. The common finish area shows three sets of lines,
positioned as the 800 staggered start (white), 400 start (blue), and 4xrelay
(yellow). But in lane one, the marker on an imperial track, the 800 start is
not twice the distance from the common finish line as the 400 start. Since the
800 is twice the distance of a 400, it is impossible for the difference to be
anything BUT double the distance to the same finish line, whatever the difference
of the length of the track. Obviously here it is not double, in fact the 400
start line is PAST the 800, which is completely impossible. Either the 400 is
short or the 800 is long. There is no cascading passing zone, so they run 4x440
yards in the relay, so that gives us no reference either. Once that lane one
is screwed up, all the other lanes are suspect because they could be relative
to the initial error. And I am personally concerned because this is the track
I ran my most recent fast 400 race on--I've never matched that time in over
two years, I guess for obvious reasons.