I also asked this question on the Girls sports forum. UNI was all set to run the first ever indoor 400 meter hurdle race in the US for High School athletes next week at the Dickinson Relays in the UNI Dome. However the IGHSAU and IHSAA stepped in and asked them not to run it. Does anyone know why??
Dickinson 400 hurdles - what happened??
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Wow....that would be interesting to watch with each runner staying in the same lane and the stagger would be huge. Wouldn't they have to move the hurdles each lap?
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It is still on the list and the Coach I talk to said he hasn't heard anything but it could be very possible they are not going thru with it.So I guess I really don't have a answer.
It is still on the list and the Coach I talk to said he hasn't heard anything but it could be very possible they are not going thru with it.So I guess I really don't have a answer.
This was my exact thought. Staggers would be ridiculous, and I would think hurdle placement would be a nightmare.
Union & Association did not approve the event. Must have prior approval before doing something outside of what they approve for sanctioned meets. Remember the pole vault several years back?
Thats to bad I would of like to see them give it a shot.
They could of had a lot of positive attention if they could pull it off.
They could of had a lot of positive attention if they could pull it off.
It would take ALOT of hurdle jockeys, but I suppose you could have the runners cut after two turns like they do in the 400. Then make sure the hurdles in lanes 1-3or4 were all lined up evenly on the correct spots, using lane one as the base.
It's hard to imagine it. That's a tight corner to be hurdling on.
It's hard to imagine it. That's a tight corner to be hurdling on.
Actually, I saw them run this event at one of their college meets. Two turn stagger, hurdles on the tangents only for a total of 8 in the race. Once the athletes come off the second turn they break for the pole like the 400 does. Then it's another lap. The final hurdle is about 3 strides from the finish line like the 300 Intermediate race most states run.
Yes, it would have been interesting but I can see how it could be pretty chaotic after the athletes break for pole with potential for accidents with aggressive athletes. The winner would have been crowned national record holder but the guy that wipes out risks his season. It's a toss-up that may not be worth the risk or the hassle that would have come from parents toward the university/Association/Union if their kid had gotten hurt.
Yes, it would have been interesting but I can see how it could be pretty chaotic after the athletes break for pole with potential for accidents with aggressive athletes. The winner would have been crowned national record holder but the guy that wipes out risks his season. It's a toss-up that may not be worth the risk or the hassle that would have come from parents toward the university/Association/Union if their kid had gotten hurt.
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