is this a trick question? looks like a standard track to me although it has been awhile since i lined up to run a 400, 800, 1200, or 1600. you would line up on the right side at the line just to the left of the small white building on the right hand side. this is also the finish line. not sure where you would line up for a 600 or 1000. those a very special races rarely run.

are we talking about a running track right? if so... basically there are only four real start points on a track. The start for the 110 hurdles (forget about it as you don't hurdle) the 100, 200, 400 and then multipuls there of. think of an olympic track as two straits and two curves (damn the straights killed me in track). The easy one is the 400 start which is right where curve #1 starts (there should be indavidual start lines that are a little into the curve for the other 7 racers to adjust for the added length of the curves) and you run one lap.

The 100m is one strait and there is no stagger to the start locations, just strait across the 8 lanes. 200m is one curve and one strait (curve #2 to the finish line or 400m start line). As you go up from 400 you just adjust where you start for the race.

a 600 will start where the 200 starts and you will use the graduated start locations for the racers IF you are running in lanes. If you are allowed to leave your lane as the race progresses (for races over 400m) then use the "waterfall start line" which is an arch that will be located at the 400m start line and you just line up one person per lane and runners are allowed to run to the inside as they want after the race starts.

I hated track, but i guess it's not all bad as I got to answer your question.

I'm using the FIRST program which asks you to run the distances I listed originally at various times.

I don't always get to use the inside lane when I'm there, so I want to understand which markings are which, so I'm not cutting distances or adding to them. And, the convention of sliding to the inside lane after 400 yds is not always helpful because of this. Maybe this is a problem for the idea of sticking to a lane to do these workouts? I was hoping not to have to map each of the distances.

So, if I understand correctly:

1. Turn #1 is in the NE corner and has the staggered lane positions for a 400 ending at the horizontal line on the right side left of the little white shack.
2. Turn #2 is in the NW corner and has the staggered lane positions for an 800 ending at the horizontal line on the right side left of the little white shack.
3. (I mapped these and got what appear to be very close to 440yds & 880 yds)
4. Turn #3 is in the SW corner and has staggered lane positions for a 600 finishing in the same spot as above. (I didn't map this one.)

Thanks for the replies!

1) Correct. In the NE corner, there are staggered white lines about every 7 m where you would start the 400, finishing at the numbers in the same corner.

2) Incorrect. The 800 will start in the NE corner along with the 400, but will be at the staggered blue lines from the finish, though the positioning of these appears to be inaccurate, and set up more for the 4x400 relay with a 3 turn stagger. - The lines in the NW corner are for 300m hurdles

3) Incorrect also. The SW staggered lines are for 200 m, so you will be running an extra 7m per lane for the outside ones, i.e. in lane 4 you'll run 600 + (4x7) = 628m (give or take a meter or two).