track surface
Where runners stride
Track surface refers to the material covering a racing track or athletic track—the layer athletes and vehicles actually contact.
In horse racing, common track surfaces include dirt, turf, and synthetic materials, each affecting performance differently: The horse runs better on a dirt track surface.
In athletics, track surface typically means the rubberized material of a running track.
Weather and maintenance significantly affect track surface conditions.
- cinderCombustion residue fragment
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- all-weatherSuitable for any conditions
- roughUneven in surface
- markVisible impression or sign
clay · rubber · mondo · synthetic rubber · lane · resurfacing · handicapping · polyurethane · bounce · fast times · paddock · patching · curve · racing · photo finish · paint · finish · athletics
- playing surfacesgrass court, clay court, hard court, tennis court, basketball court
- racetrackpit lane, starting line, starting gate, finish line, starting grid
- track termsrunning tracks, running lanes, lanes, lane markings, straightaways
- drag stripChristmas tree, starting lights, stage lights, finish line, starting line
- velodromevelodrome, banked turn, wooden boards, back straight, home straight
- track partslane, rail, tie, sleeper, ballast
track surfaceuneven terrain
trail · rough ground · forest floor · rocky terrain · wild landscape
track, surface, racetrack, trackway, running track, surface layer