These are visual aids for the verbal explanation on track
markings which you might want to read. I've chosen the track at
California State University, Northridge as my first example.
Below each picture are the notes.  This is not a perfect track
and I will elaborate on the mistakes they have made. But I did
not pick this track to bag on CSUN, quite the contrary. Of all
the tracks in my immediate area, this is the BEST marked track.
In fact they have put some good ideas into place, which I will
also point out. They also have used most of the options I have
mentioned.  They obviously have a steeplechase pit built on the
outside. That is a dotted line leading the (measured) course to
and from the pit. In the foreground, the chute is cut into a
hillside. At 140m, this is more straightaway than is necessary.
One particularly good thing they have done is mark what the
lines mean--most tracks do not do this. So here the common
finish is easy to find. The upside down 100M and 110M in lane 9
shows this is (frequently