Cinder track

Cinder track
Equipment used for putting chalk lines on a cinder track (at Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, California)
Billy Mills finishing the 10,000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics, the last Olympics to be held on a cinder track

A cinder track is type of race track, generally purposed for athletics or horse racing, whose surface is composed of cinders. For running tracks, most cinder surfaces have been replaced by all-weather synthetic surfaces, which provide greater durability, more consistent results, and are less stressful on runners. The impact on performance as a result of differing track surfaces is a topic often raised when comparing athletes from different eras.[1][2]

Synthetic tracks emerged in the late 1960s; the 1964 Olympics were the last to use a cinder track. [3]


References

  1. ^ "cinder-track vs. all-weather track times". Letsrun.com. http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2958928. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 
  2. ^ "Track & Field News • View topic - Kip Keino's 3.34.9 at altitude 1968". Trackandfieldnews.com. http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?p=577309&highlight=&sid=7e25b962b63deba5f1b344111c6687fc. Retrieved 2011-09-14. 
  3. ^ Olympic.org - Tokyo 1964 - accessed 2011-08-09

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