xly wrote:
Today's indoor track are very comparable to an outdoor track. On a perfect day, outdoor tracks are quicker - if for no other reason than there are half the curves and a greater percentage of races are on the straight away versus the curves (most indoor tracks have @ 74 meters of straightaway and @ 126 meters of curve per lap). But many days are not perfect outside - meaning the runner has to deal with winds or sometimes less than ideal temperatures. And on those days I think we can say a very good indoor track is better than an outdoor track.
Curves do not slow you down in distance events. Maybe in sprinting but not distance.