IAAF 400 METRE STANDARD TRACK, MARKING PLAN

SCALE - 1:350

400m H
5th hurdle

Group Start
1000m
3000m
5000m

Start
1000m
3000m
5000m

400m H
Start
4th hurdle 3000m Steeplechase

Breakline
800m
4x400
Group Start
2000m
10,000m

400m H
3rd hurdle

400m H
2nd hurdle
Start
1500m

200

Start
200m

Take-over zone yellow

Acceleration mark blue
4x100m 3rd athletes
(Middle of take-over zone
identical to 200m start)

400m H
5th hurdle

Start
200m

Steeplechase
3rd hurdle

400m H
4th hurdle

400m S TA N DA R D T R A CK
KEY
ST
ZE
ZM
ZS
ZA

400m H
6th hurdle

400m H
6th hurdle

Take-over zone yellow

Acceleration mark blue
4x100m 2nd athletes
(Middle of take-over
zone lane 1 identical
to 1500m start)

400m H
3rd hurdle
Steeplechase
2nd hurdle

S tart
E nd of take-over zone (10m after ZM )
M iddle of take-over zone
S tart of take-over zone (10m before ZM )
S tart of acceleration zone (10m before ZS , 4x100m)

400m H
1st hurdle

T R A CK M A R K IN G S
W idth of all m arks : 0.05m
Colour

S ym bol

W hite

S ize m , Pos ition

S tage

Full track width

1.17 (full lane width)

Finis h
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ZM

Curve (full track width)

Lanes 5 to 8
0.40 in the middle
400m H
7th hurdle

16.000m

M1

13.863m

15.101m

42
[47.2 .5525
886
gon
]

400m H
7th hurdle

All events
400m, 4x100m
100m, 110m H
200m=ZM 4x100m 3rd athletes
2000m, 10,000m
1 mile
2000m S C
1000, 3000m, 5000m
3000m S C
1500m
Group s tart: 2000m, 10,000m
Group s tarts : 1000m, 3000m, 5000m,
4x100m 2nd and 4th athletes

A
A
B
C
A
A
A
C
C
D
A
C
B, D

W hite w ith blue* ins et

1.17 (full lane width), 0.40 in the middle

ST

4x400m R elay

W hite w ith green ins et

1.17 (full lane width), 0.40 in the middle

ST

800m=ZM 4x400m 2nd athletes

B lue*

0.80 in the middle

10m after finis h line, parallel to finis h line
in lanes 2 to 5
10m before finis h line in lanes 2 to 8
0.60 in the middle
0.80 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15
0.80 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15

ZE

For R elay races or parts of races not run in lanes

e.g. 4x400m 3rd and 4th athletes

ZS
ZA
ZE
ZS

4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes

4x400m 2nd athletes
4x400m 2nd athletes

A
B , C, D
A
A

Yellow

1.10 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15

ZE

4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes

B , C, D

Yellow

1.10 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15

ZS

4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes

B , C, D

G reen

0.05x0.05 on the line between lanes 4 and 5

Curve, lanes 2 to 8

B reak point
B reakline

Steeplechase
4th hurdle: water jump

400m H
2nd hurdle

M arking
Plan A rea

E vent

Start
4x400m

3000m, 5000m group s tart

800m, 4x400m 2nd athletes

R 36.500m

M2

B
D

400m H
1st hurdle

* For blue coloured tracks , red s hould be us ed

0m
.00
16

Colour

475 ]
47.4 4gon
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R 36.500m

HU R DLE POS IT ION S

400m H
8th hurdle

S ym bol

S ize m , Pos ition

N um ber of
Hurdles

E vent

Dis tance from

S tart Line
to Firs t
Hurdles m

Dis tance
betw een
Hurdles m

Dis tance
from Las t
Hurdles to
Finis h Line m

B lue*

0.05x0.10 both s ides

110m H

10

13,72

9,14

14,02

Yellow

0.05x0.10 both s ides

100m H

10

13.00

8.50

10.50

G reen

0.05x0.10 both s ides

400m H

10

45.00

35.00

40.00

B lue*

0.125x0.125
ins ide lane 1 and
outs ide lane 3

S teeplechas e

Start
400m
400m H
4x100m

pos itioned at approximately equal

dis tances apart each lap

5* *

Steeplechase
1st hurdle

* For blue coloured tracks , red s hould be us ed

* * The 4th hurdle of each lap is the w ater jump
Take-over zone yellow
Acceleration mark blue
4x100m 4th athletes

400m H
9th hurdle

400m H
10th hurdle

Steeplechase
5th hurdle

Start
800m

Group Start
2000m
10,000m
Take-over zone blue
4x400m 2nd athletes

8
Start
110m H

4x
400

A
400

ZE lane 1
and relays not
run in lanes

800

Hurdle positions
Blue: 110m
Yellow: 100m

Start
400m
800m
4x100m
4x400m

Start
100m
100m H

Break Point
Group Start
1000m
3000m
5000m

Start
ZS relays
2000m Steeplechase not run
in lanes

CON S T R U CT ION M E A S U R E M E N T S

m
36.500

R adius of meas urement line (line of running) in lane 1 (0.30m outs ide rais ed kerb)

36.800

Length of each s traight s ection

84.390

Dis tance
on Line of
R unning

Legth of each bend on cons truction line (kerb line)

114.668

Length of each bend along line of running

115.611

Length of track on cons truction line (kerb line)

398.116

Length of track along line of running

400.001
1.220

Length of S teeplechas e lap along line of running where the water jump is ins ide the 400m track

396.084

Start
2000m
10,000m

M arking
Plan
A rea

B ends
R un in
Lanes

Lane 2

Lane 3

Lane 4

Lane 5

Lane 6

Lane 7

Lane 8

200

3.519

7.352

11.185

15.017

18.850

22.683

26.516

400

7.038

14.704

22.370

30.034

37.700

45.366

53.032

800

3.526

7.384

11.260

15.151

19.061

22.989

26.933

4x400

10.564

22.088

33.630

45.185

56.761

68.355

79.965

W ith the exception of lane 1, all lanes are meas ured 0.20m out from the outer edge of the inner line.

IAAF 2008

All race dis tances are meas ured in a clockwis e direction from the edge of the finis h line nearer
to the s tart to the edge of the appropriate line farther from the finis h.
M arking of s tart, relay and hurdle pos itions :
W ith meas uring tape on s traights only; with theodolite on the bends according to the centre angles
of the nominal arc s egments .
M arking with meas uring tape on bends only as a backup method:
E .g. checking, correcting and s upplementing.
In each lane, always meas ure from the s tart (A,C) or end (B ,D) of the arc.

Finish line

Lane s taggers in m , m eas urem ent line dis tance 0.20m from lane line (W idth of lanes 1.22)

Cons truction radius of curve (including the rais ed kerb on ins ide of track)

W idth of lanes (including 0.05m on outs ide)

Start
1 mile

Figure 2.2.1.6a - M arking plan for the IA A F 400m S tandard Track