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Most tracks these days are 400 meters, just short of a quarter of a mile. Some old or legacy measured tracks remain the Imperial distance of 440 yards (a quarter of a mile) and some tracks are constructed at other distances to fit into available space.


The way to tell if you are on a 400 meter track or something else is to look at how the start lines in other lanes are positioned. Because all levels of the sport now use metric measured tracks, if they are evenly staggered from the common finish line, you are on a 400 meter track (or proportionately half sized 200 meter indoor track). If the staggered start lines are not marked at the same place a race would finish, your distance to the finish line is the difference between the start line in lane one and the common finish. If that distance is a little over 8 feet (2.33m) in front of that common finish line, then you are on an imperial (measured in yards) track.

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