A British startup plans to create a new wave of athletics records by reinventing the running track. London-based Feldspar is engineering the surface to maximise speed. It all starts with the flooring ...

Which is better, running on the ground or running on a treadmill? The answer depends on what you are training for and on local weather conditions (such as ice, heat, pollution). Most people either ...

The 400-meter running track at South River High School in Anne Arundle County, Maryland, was in bad shape. The rubberized surface was cracking, the asphalt had worn through the rubber in some places, ...

In the 1960s, when traditional cinder athletics tracks were replaced by spongy, synthetic surfaces, endurance running experienced a revolution. Long distance runners began clocking far faster times on ...

After nearly 25 years of living in Atlanta, I should be used to running in the city’s brutal heat and humidity. But when the temperatures (and dew points) start to soar every summer, my motivation for ...