2006-11-25 20:32:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Running
WOW! I can not believe that one has answered this question correctly. Internationally this was the Brits fault because of the breeze off the ocean most runners wanted the wind at their backs. Since the markings for exchange zone have to be consistent for any type of state, national or World records all the tracks have to marked the same way, thus all are now like the Brits with the wind at their backs. Now all track marking and exchange zones are set for counter-clock wise running.
2006-11-27 11:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by ferretcoach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum highway courses run clockwise, with some exceptions. on the formula One circuit, 3 tracks, Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Imola, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey., run counter clockwise. apparently, the automobiles run counter clockwise on the oval at Indianapolis, notwithstanding, the line direction used for the U.S. formula One Grand Prix, runs clockwise. there is one actual anomaly and that i don't have an reason for it; at the same time as the jap Grand Prix replaced into held on the Mt Fuji circuit, the F1 automobiles ran in a unmarried direction, yet, at the same time as the Indy automobiles raced there, they went the incorrect way around the music.
2016-10-16 10:33:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because track geometry, direction of travel, etc., are set by international agreement to ensure comparability of times
more natural, with runners passing the observer in the way most people, and especially the folks in charge of track and field regulations, read and organize chronological time (that's left-to-right, if you're in need of a visual). Needing to choose one for the sake of standardizing international competitions
2006-11-27 03:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes into account the fact that a larger percentage of the population is right handed and running counter-clockwise is simply the easier way to run for them as more force can be applied using the arm swing.
2006-11-27 02:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by danieldeskbrain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no logical explanation.
2006-11-26 05:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats like asking why people talk.......they just do
2006-11-26 14:09:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bcuz that's how they count the laps...
2006-11-26 03:01:24 · answer #7 · answered by kaRizzlyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋