They used to have an indoor track meet at the Dome. I believe that it was 5 laps to the mile. So, possibly a 400 meter track could be placed within the confines of the stadium.
Where they might put all the field events would remain to be seen. Lance Phegley Editor Runner Triathlete News / Inside Texas Running [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.RunnerTriathleteNews.com / www.InsideTexasRunning.com (281) 759-0555 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:13 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: elite track at Astrodome > >According to an Associated Press report Houston Olympic officials, hoping to > >attract the 2012 games, plan to complete a total conversion of the Astrodome > >into an elite track and field facility by 2007. > > > >So would the marks there be considered as indoor performances (if the Dome > >makes it completely closed facility) despite the track being the standard > >outdoor 400 meters per lap? > > Perhaps I'm just lacking in imagination, but I cannot conceive of how > a 400 meter track could possibly fit inside the Astrodome. You > wouldn't just be talking about a conversion, but practically building > a whole new stadium. As it is, the dome only holds 50,000 (too small > for Olympic desires, I'm guessing), and if memory serves, the stands > were right up against the field. > > It would be perfect for an indoor track, but it seems to me you'd > have to eliminate almost the entire lower section to fit a regulation > outdoor oval in there. But maybe I just don't understand the overall > architecture of the building. > > As to your original question: Wasn't the stadium in Montreal 1976 > indoor? I think basic logic would dictate that any marks on a > regulation 400m would be considered as no-wind outdoor marks. > -- > Lee Nichols > Assistant News Editor > The Austin Chronicle > 512/454-5766, ext. 138 > fax 512/458-6910 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
