How to Build a Track Hurdle

Purchasing official track hurdles can be expensive. Practice track hurdles, on the other hand, can be made for a much lower cost and used for your practice training sessions and also be adjusted to meet regulation height to simulate the official hurdles used in competition.

Things You'll Need

  • Measuring tape
  • Permanent marker
  • Circular saw
  • 1-inch PVC pipe
  • 2 PVC elbow fittings
  • 2 PVC schedule-40 side outlet elbow
  • 8 PVC pipe T-fittings
  • 8 PVC pipe end caps
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure, mark and cut two pieces of 1-inch PVC pipe which measure 39 inches long. These are the cross members of your hurdle.

    • 2

      Measure, mark and cut two pieces of 1-inch PVC pipe which measure 28 inches long. These are the base uprights of your hurdle.

    • 3

      Measure, mark and cut eight pieces of 1-inch PVC pipe which measure 1-inch long. These are your hurdle adjustment pieces.

    • 4

      Measure, mark and cut two pieces of 1-inch PVC pipe which measure 41 inches long. These are your hurdle base pieces.

    • 5

      Place the two 41-inch hurdle base pieces cut in Step 4 parallel to each other on a flat surface. The pipe should be placed horizontally. Slide a PVC end cap on the left end of each piece. Slide a schedule-40 side outlet elbow on the right end of each piece. Position the outlet elbow so the side outlets face up and toward the inside of the base pieces.

    • 6

      Slide a cross member between the side outlets on the schedule-40 side outlet elbow to secure the base pieces together.

    • 7

      Slide a base upright into the top opening on each schedule-40 side outlet elbow. Place a T-joint on top of each base upright so the side opening faces the inside of the base pieces.

    • 8

      Slide a hurdle adjustment piece in the upright of each T-joint. Place a T-joint on the top of each adjustment piece. Repeat this procedure until all of the T-joints and uprights are used.

    • 9

      Slide an elbow joint on the top of each vertical support structure. Position the elbow so the outlet faces the inside of the supports. Slide a cross member into the elbow outlets.

    • 10

      Slide end caps on each of T-joint outlets which are not holding a cross member.