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Elite runners who run on normal running tracks suffer unspeakable knee and ankle damage from spending so much of their lives only running around curves to the left. This can be avoided by the use of a figure-of-eight running track which would have equal amounts of left and right-handed bends. The cross-over
point won't be an issue as very rarely is someone a full half-lap behind the front of the race and when it does happen that two people meet at the cross-over I'm sure they can both be polite about it and avoid any incident.
Figure 8 racing
https://en.wikipedi...iki/Figure_8_racing
Figure 8 racing is a form of stock car racing in which automobiles race on a track that purposely intersects itself, increasing the risk of collisions. Figure 8 racing is most common and popular in the United States and Canada. Because of the risk of collisions, figure 8 racing bears some similarity to the chiefly European sport of banger racing. [a1, Jan 28 2023]
Crossing_20race
[pocmloc, Feb 08 2023]
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Politely AVOIDING incidents? Where’s the fun in that? See link for figure 8 (car) races. |
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Have press button traffic lights like a pelican crossing so the runners have to wait for the green man before they can proceed. The lights can be biased so that one direction is always green and the orthogonal direction is always red, until the button is pressed - at which point a random countdown timer starts before the lights change. |
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Put a bridge in the center for my bun. It should have a very gentle slope and the extra distance should be accounted for. |
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[xen] nowhere special - I just fancied a break from here for a bit, and was also quite distracted last year by work and by some health issues |
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Instead of a bridge - ramps. |
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The lead runners will need to leap over the the intersection. |
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Everyone has to perpetually swing flaming poi balls to the tune of jailhouse rock. |
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Buckets of water are conveniently placed. |
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What about a trampoline- assisted overpass? |
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Existing tracks could be retained by having everyone simply turn around and run the opposite way each lap. |
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