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Somebody goofed up at Frontier High School. Was it the school, the architect, or the paving contractor or someone else? I don't know at the moment, but it seems the all-weather track at Frontier High is "approximately 30 yards long." Contrary to what Frontier athletic director Ryan Geivet  states about "being creative with starting zones", the extra 30 yards poses a problem for any event that utilizes the tracks turns. Those events -- all recorded in meters -- would be the 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, all three relays and the 300 hurdles. Geivet told Californian reporter Zach Ewing in a story on May 8, "We'll never be able to set any records, but ... it's important to note that we're still able to put on a track meet." Really? Who would want to run in a track meet, where the track isn't the standard 400-meters long. This isn't a soccer field or hockey arena, where the field or ice can be different sizes. Nope the size of the track is the same for...
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