what's the difference in length on a field track between inside and outside lanes in the quarter mile?

Answer 1

The answers above are correct. In a 400 meter (just short of a quarter mile) race, the staggered start assures that everyone runs the same distance.

However, if you are jogging on a track, and want to know how far you go in the outside lane, then here is some information on that.

The official width of a lane is 1.25 m so you add 2 x 1.25 x pi meters for each lane you move out from the curb. That's 7.75 meters per lap. If you the outside lane is lane 6, you are 5 lanes out from the curb, so an extra 39 meters. In lane 8, 55 meters, in lane 9, 62.8 meters.

Answer 2

Their isn't a difference in the lanes because it is a quarter of a mile. But aside from that you just said they were running a quarter of a mile so they have to be equal, you also start at different points bout 5 feet away from the next lane when you start the race to compensate for the short part of the track and the last lane which is longer.

Answer 3

That's like asking which balcony is higher, the north side or the south side of an apartment building.
There is no difference in length, they are all 400 metres, juts the gradient is different as the inside lane(lane 1) would be tighter than the outside (lane 8)

Answer 4

There is no difference due to the staggered start position of each lane, some athletes prefer the inside lane so that they can keep an eye on their competitors but the inside lane is also the most severe on the turns while others prefer the outside lane as it has a gentler curve on the turns.

Answer 5

thats retarded