Patent ID: 7753826

Claim:
A pit landing system having integrated drainage positionable on a surface of a ground for at least one of a high jump and a pole vault, said pit landing system comprising: an upper padding section comprising: an upper padding having an upper surface, a bottom surface, side surfaces extending between said upper surface and said bottom surface, and a thickness between said upper surface and said bottom surface of greater than about 20 inches; an upper cover covering said upper surface and side surfaces of said upper padding layer; a lower support section disposed below said lower surface of said upper padding for supporting the upper padding section off the ground, said lower support section comprising: a lower water permeable support having an upper surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness between the upper surface and the bottom surface of the lower support greater than about 2 inches, said lower support operable to allow water to permeate through its structure while supporting said padding layer above the surface of the ground, said upper padding comprising a first material and said lower water permeable support comprising a second material which is different from said first material, said lower support comprising a plurality of discrete beads of substantially elastic, resilient material wherein portions of adjacent beads abut one another and other portions of said adjacent beads are spaced from each other to create interstitial spaces therebetween and wherein substantially all of said adjacent beads are integrally joined together at the abutting portions thereof; and a porous cover extending from said upper cover and covering side surfaces of said lower support.