outdoor track

Open-air circuit

Outdoor track refers to track and field athletics conducted on an outdoor facility, typically a 400-meter oval surrounding a grass or turf infield.

The term distinguishes from indoor track, which uses smaller venues with shorter distances and tighter turns.

She set her personal best during outdoor track season.

In high school and college contexts, outdoor track is both a sport and a season, running through spring.

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relay · anchor leg · false start · sprinting · oval · straightaway · curvature · cinder · race · stadium · rubberized · surface · infield · polyurethane · running · spikes · blocks · markings

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venue enclosure

outdoor trackindoor track

Enclosed athletic running surface

indoor arena · fieldhouse · velodrome · natatorium · domed stadium

surface type and setting

outdoor trackindoor track

Enclosed athletic running surface

treadmill · trail · cross-country course · gymnasium · road course

Family

track, outdoor

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G