Hurdles - for running - Biz Opportunity
First, a couple of questions:
#1. Wouldn't it be cool if all track & field meets were able to include running races with hurdles?
#2. What % of high schools and colleges/universities actually have hurdles available for runners?
>>> The answer to #1 is obvious: All track & field venues should offer hurdles' races.
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The answer to #2 is: a relatively low percentage (of high schools and
colleges/universities) have hurdles available for running races.
New biz idea for entrepreneur: rent out sets of hurdles
(it's akin to, for example: renting out scaffolding for building projects)
All a person would need is: A. a truck for hauling, B. the hurdles
themselves, and C. a dash of entrepreneural spirit. A long tape
measure would also be useful - for spacing the hurdles along the track.
The busiest season would be spring and the early part of
summer. However, athletic/sports programs which include hurdles
racing, would likely want hurdles available year 'round - to enable runners to
hone their skills. A typical hurdles race on a standard running track is 8 lanes.
Each lane would need 10 hurdles. 8 x 10 = 80 hurdles
If they were adjustible heights, then the same 80 hurdles could be used, in various races,
If the hurdles were fixed height, more would be needed - to accommodate different races.
Purchase hurdles from Adventure1 : low cost, high quality : meet international track & field standards
Note: we also offers RACKS .....for neatly storing hurdles not being
used, ....better than having the hurdles loosely put aside the track,
isn't it?
How much to charge for rentals? I
honestly don't know - because it's a new concept. I did a google search
and came up with zero direct hits for "rent hurdles."
Schools/colleges/U's have budgets for such things, and would
likely want to include hurdles races
at their track & field meets. Such entities could probably budget
$800 (or over $1,000) per day for the prestige of including
hurdling races - as part of
their schedule of events. As for setting
the hurdles on the track: It's likely that nearby folks/students would
be glad
to volunteer to set the hurdles up, with proper spacing.
Heights / International Standards, including The Olympics:
>>> 42 inches >>> for men's 60 and 110 meter races. Called 'college high' or 'open high.'
This also applies
to Olympics and professional races, as well as colleges and universities.
>>> 39 inches >>> for High School men, known as 'high school high'
>>> 36 inches >>> for men's 400 meters, also known as 'intermediate height'
>>> 33 inches >>> for women's high hurdles, for 60 and for 100 meters.
>>> 30 inches >>> women's 400 meter.
>>> Young and elder runners generally use hurdles from 24" to 30"
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Distances/Spacing for Hurdles on running track
110 M for men: 1st hurdle 13. 72 M (45') , ..distance between = 9.14 (30')
100 M women: 1st hurdle: 13 M (42.8') distance between = 8.5 M (27' 11")
400 M both M & F: 1st hurdle: 45 M (147' 8") distance between: 35 M (114' 10")
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any questions/concerns, feel free to contact Ken
Adventure1.com