rain!!!!

[kaching]

if Friday's meet is rained out I know they get rid of prelims and run it like a regular meet - but does anyone out there know what the time schedule is for running events and field events?

 

[panther72]

From page 17 of the track manual: If everything is a final on Saturday, Field Events would still start at 11 and running events at noon.

 

[kaching]

i have seen that - but they are probably not going to have each field event slot last three hours or the last wouldn't begin until 8 at night. Just wondering if anyone knew when each field event and each running event would start.

don't know if it has happened before.

 

[panther72]

Not sure on the schedule, but the LJ, TJ, SP and DT would all be finals and would be 4 jumps each, so I would guess they could space them out over 1 1/2 hours or 2 at the most. Friday events would be competed first.
I do not know if it has ever happened that any event has been pushed back a day.

 

[MOpossum]

Would they seed the running events any different if they are running 2 heats against time?

 

[kaching]

yes a "slow" heat and then a "fast heat" - heat would be redrawn putting the 8 fastest in the fast heat. (Would you rather be in the fast heat in lane 1 or the slow heat in lane 4?)

 

[MOpossum]

Fast heat lane 1.

 

[kaching]

slow heat success

the slow heat forced by the rainout did very well. not sure there was a race where someone from the slow heat didn't medal including at least one state champion...