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Trail running is a type of running that takes place on outdoor trails, often in mountainous terrain, and often includes significant ascents and descents. Trail running is overseen by the International Trail Running Association and includes longer races. [1] [2] It is similar to both mountain and fell running (also known as hill running).
An artificial warm-up track was constructed for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. [1] During the 1960s many of these tracks were constructed; examples still exist today. [2] In the mid-1960s Tartan tracks were developed, surfaced with a product by 3M. The name Tartan is a trademark, but it is sometimes used as a genericized ...
Women jogging along Morro Strand State Beach, California, U.S.. Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase physical fitness with less stress on the body than from faster running but more than walking, or to maintain a steady speed for longer periods of time.
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance according to athletics terminology, with races typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the ...
A track-side judge monitoring technique at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Racewalking is a form of competitive walking that usually takes place on open-air roads, although running tracks are also occasionally used. Racewalking is the only sport in athletics in which judges monitor athletes on their technique.
Fitness trail station, North Bay Park, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan Balance beam at Stanwick Lakes in Stanwick, England A fitness trail, trim trail or parcourse consists of a path or course with outdoor exercise equipment or obstacles installed along its length for exercising the human body to promote good health.
Mall walking is a form of exercise in which people walk or jog through the usually long corridors of shopping malls as a substitute for a running track or other walking venue. Many malls open early so that people may mall walk; stores and other such facilities generally do not open at this time, though vending machine concessions are available.
Tartan track was tested for use at a track and field competition in the Los Angeles Coliseum as early as 1959. [ 3 ] The first recorded use of a Tartan Track surface in competition in England was a long jump at the Norman Green Sports Centre in Solihull , September 16, 1967, [ 4 ] though there were earlier uses in the United States.