The rails themselves are 6 5/8" tall, the top flange is 2 and 22/32" and the bottom flange is 5 and 1/2". Picture a deformed capital 'I'. The weird thing (to me) is the upright portion is only 5/8"...
The majority of running tracks measure 400 meters (437.2 yards) in length. They are usually laid out with each straight section 100 meters, and each turn 100 meters respectively. Some tracks are laid...