Can anyone explain the difference in the events of Indoor Track and Outdoor Track? Obviously we have won Outdoor Titles but we haven't in Indoor.

Anyone?

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Thanks for being a smart ***! Your Google link is worthless. The link does not answer the question for NCAA Track and Field events. Their are 21 events in Outdoor Track and Field. How many events are in NCAA Indoor Track and Field and what are the differences between the two?

If you don't know then don't post. If you do know then post an answer and THEN a link.

NCAA Indoor Championship events:

60m
60m hurdles
200m
400m
800m
Mile
3000m
5000m
4x400 relay
distancemedley relay
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Pole Vault
High Jump
Pentathlon (W)
Heptathlon (M)
Weight Throw
Shot Put

No Javelin, Discus, Steeplechase, or 4x100 relay Indoors. Javelin and 4x100 are obvious places where we lose points for the Indoor Championships.

Some of our sprinters, more so on the men's side, seem to run a little better outdoors. We're a not so much about beating you off the line as much as accelerating through the longer outdoor track.

A Texags search would've worked as well, seeing as how this thread pops up every other week during track season.

The 4x100 relay is replaced by a Distance Medley Relay (that hurts us and favors teams built on distance runners, i.e. Oregon) and we always seem to do better in the Javelin which is not included.

No 10000 indoors, though.

One of the main differences between competing indoors vs outdoors... speed events such as the 200 and 400, and even 800 meters involve a much tighter oval indoors. Example: running on a 200 meter track vs. running on a 400 meter track outdoors.

Many, not all, of the successful 200 and 400 meter sprinters outdoors are the taller. Indoors, the taller sprinters may have a more difficult time with the tighter curves presented on a 200 meter or shorter track. Often, technique rules over speed on the indoor tracks. This can apply on any circle or half circle race... even the 1,500 meters. The banked curves indoors are another factor.

There are major differences for runners between indoors and outdoors... ask some of the Aggie runners sometime...

[This message has been edited by Friend of RCII (edited 6/27/2011 5:46p).]

[This message has been edited by Friend of RCII (edited 6/27/2011 5:48p).]

Thanks for all of the information!

Gig 'em!