Running in circles.

[Khandro]

If you were asked to run round the perimeter of a field, and assuming you co-operated, would you naturally run round in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction?

[jackthehat]

Anti-clockwise is usual........

[jd_1984]

Anti - feels natural, as per a running track

[Khandro]

Yes I would too, I wonder why, all athletics are done that way and dog and bike racing and I think horse racing, but formula 1 is clockwise (?) so is Le Mans but Indianapolis is anti clockwise.

[craft1948]

Most European horse races go clockwise.

[anneasquith]

is oxygen provided ?

[nonomaybe]

I would prefer to go clockwise as it feels more comfortable and whether steering a boat or a car I find it more natural to pull down to the right( not I assure you that I have trouble driving on a road near you!!)Could it be something to do with handedness?

[craft1948]

It is indeed supposedly easier to go anti if you're right-handed.

[ttfn]

The critical word in your post is "co-operated"
I haven't a clue therefore

[starone]

Swimming against the tide again?

[Eve]

I think you'd lose me in the "co-operating" department haha.

Would be anticlockwise for me.

[craft1948]

^ ignore him......he always drives the wrong way on the motorway.

[Khandro]

What started this train of thought was that last night we had a dinner party and an Irish friend told the following story in his lovely Cork accent - you will have to imagine that. A man goes to a greyhound race promoter and says " I have the fastest dog in the country, but I have problem, he can only run fast curving to the right and I wonder what I should do". The promoter says " What he needs is some lead on the left side of his head" and the man says "How should I apply it ?" and the promoter says " With a pistol ".