The Penn Relays Mystery: METAL BARRIER at Franklin Field Explained!

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The unique metal barrier on Franklin Field's track at the Penn Relays and the challenges it poses for the 4x400m relay teams.
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The Penn Relays, held annually at The University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field, is America's oldest and most prestigious relay carnival. While the event itself is exceptional, the track at Franklin Field has a peculiar feature that sets it apart from standard running tracks. Watch the 4x400m relay at Penn, and you'll instantly notice the difference.
In this video, I delve into the unique aspects of the Franklin Field track, uncovering the who, how, and why behind its distinctive metal barrier. I also discuss the history of Franklin Field and the Penn Relays, including the influential role of John Kenneth Doherty in shaping the event.
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A Brief History of the Penn Relays:
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125 years of Franklin Field: The history of the oldest college stadium in the country www.thedp.com/article/2019/08...
400 METRE STANDARD TRACK, MARKING PLAN: www.worldathletics.org/downlo...
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@jimoliver2163 2 года назад

Unique and DANGEROUS! A girl falling on the infamous rail broke her leg on it. I also noticed a runner slip on it and land on their back! The rail could be replaced by a foam barrier. Maybe a much shorter barrier with led lights or something. Please make the safety of the runners a priority!

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Jim, you are so right. Athlete safety is a problem, and when you consider many inexperienced athletes run at the Penn relays, they have to do better. On Saturday, I saw at least one athlete crashing out because of the rail. And there were a few on Friday and Thursday…

@tracknfieldtingz3606 Год назад

Your content are so educational. I always wonder what it was there for but never researched

@SportsTalkTech Год назад

Thank you! I appreciate you watching.

@charlie5525 Год назад

This was incredible! Please do more videos like this!

@SportsTalkTech Год назад

Roger that, Charlie!

@jordanjordannis2258 2 года назад

this was incredibly informative and well put together. Thank you for the history lesson!

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thank you, Jordan!! I appreciate you watching.

@Meechooilka 2 года назад

Great video. US also has at least one insane indoor track where 4x400 runners start and end in completely different parts of the track. It's nauseating to watch.

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thank you, Meechooilka! Agreed, it’s tough on the eyes when things aren’t standard.

@jakefine5917 Год назад

What an interesting concept! Very ingenuitive of Doherty, but I wonder how it can affect pacing for sprinters. I’ll have to look out for this during this year’s edition!

@SportsTalkTech Год назад

Yes, be sure to catch the #PennRelays2023 next week! To address your question, it's generally not an issue if lanes 1-3 aren’t used If they use those, runners will have a larger stagger. After the first lap, for races 800m and above, these lanes will be blocked off, and runners will move to lane 4. It's mainly in the 4x400m relay where mishaps can occur, as younger runners might get confused and are more likely to injure themselves. Thanks for watching!

@dharr6628 2 года назад

After competing on that track in high school and now watching Penn for over 3 decades I did not know that. Thank you!

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thank you, D Harr! Interesting, when you competed lane 5 would be the 400m lane. In 2015 when they put down a new surface they squeezed in another 400m lane which is now lane 4 because they moved the steeplechase water jump pit from the outside of turn 4 to the inside of turn 1.

@daenique7384 2 года назад

Very nice historical context! I never knew this. Looking forward to more videos!

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thank you for watching! Stayed tuned loads of content coming.

@rossconnor8614 2 года назад

Great presentation! I was wondering the same thing watching races at this track.

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, Ross!!

@kmohamed953 2 года назад

Very informative! Thanks for the history lesson, I learned something new.

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

🙏🏾 thanks for watching.

@paulgill3672 2 года назад

You learn something new every day! I wondered about that curb. Thanks!

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, Paul!

@brianmcewen3082 Месяц назад

I knew the reasoning behind it already, but didn't know about Doherty or what year it happened. Thank you for putting this together, this was very well done.

@SportsTalkTech Месяц назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

@magzmoney 2 года назад

Thank you I was thought that was the reason but I didn't understand why they would build it that way.

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, Maggie!

@JayDublow 2 года назад

Yeh man, love it. Big man ting

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

🙏🏾

@kerryanthonythompson4820 2 года назад

Very informative. However the College needs to keep this track configuration in the past. The rail is a Constance endangerment to the athletes. Potential career ending obstacle

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thank you, Kereto! You make an excellent point about athlete safety.

@AndreLindo 2 года назад

Thank you for creating this video! I understand now! But, why the metal line on the track? People have gotten hurt

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Thanks for watching, Andre! Athlete safety is an issue, especially for inexperienced athletes. Apart from making it a six-lane track or a stadium rebuild, the options appear limited. You need some barrier to separate the way from the “field.”

@tracknfieldtingz3606 Год назад

They don't want to chip away the history at the stadium, how confusing though. 😂 Very interesting though, I never really notice how they run in the 400m.. taking note next time.

@deanethedream 2 года назад

Are there any other races affected by the configuration of the track?

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Any races where you need to run a lap around the track if they use lanes 1-3.

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

Make sure you watch the Penn Relays this weekend.

@deanethedream 2 года назад

@@SportsTalkTech Definitely, it’ll be an exciting weekend. I was just wondering, if they added lanes to the inside of the track, did it affect the size of the football field?

@SportsTalkTech 2 года назад

As far as I can tell, no impact on the football field. Great question.

@sannii6382 Год назад

Tuff

@philjohns3533 Месяц назад

The rail has been the cause of many falls and injuries and in some cases ruining a performer's season. The rail looks too much like the normal lane line and runners do not remember the rail during the moment of battle. The rail should be of a high visible color that distinguishes the the rail from a normal lane line color. When the same rail is wet, again there's no rail watching by the runners and the inadvertently step on the rail, causes a wipe out and fall, sustain injuries and a team loses its opportunity to compete. I remember a night race with Penn in the event, the Penn male runner fell after stepping on the same wet rail, never got up to finish the race, i emailed Dave Johnson within a few days and said, that rail cost Penn the race. The rail at night is even harder to recognize, Penn runner wiped out, Yesterday and today April 26, 2024, the same falls continue on the backstretch through the finish line. And speaking of the finish line, all events should a banner to run through, runners continue to run past the finish line because there is no visible or recognizable finish line. The bell lap sound is embarrassing, no one can hear it from across the stadium, add an audible bell sound over the PA system. The aforementioned was mentioned to then meet director Dave Johnson no later than 2009.

@SportsTalkTech Месяц назад

Facts!