If you want to become a faster runner, you’ll probably end up doing a lot of speedwork on a track. Or if you live in a hilly place, you might wish you had a nice flat track to run on. But how do you find one that’s open to the public? Turns out it’s easier than you might think.
Many public high school tracks are available for the community to use. Call local schools I run on a local school track, and the way I found it was pretty straightforward. I phoned up the nearest high school, and asked whether they had a track that was open to the public.
They said yes, so long as I come outside school hours; but they also suggested a different school in the district whose track has fewer evening events scheduled. That’s the track I now run on most often. (I've even bookmarked their sports schedule, so I can check for conflicts before leaving the house.
) I've found that schools don't always put their track policy (or locations!) online, so an old-fashioned phone call really is the quickest way to this information. You can also visit the school in person—after hours, please—and look for signs that say when and whether the track is open to the public. Another great resource for finding tracks is Run Track Run , which lists tracks and running routes across the U.
S. Some of the tracks have information listed, such as the type of surface, whether it’s open to the public, and whether it’s free to use. Check maps Oval running tracks are easy to spot on maps.
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