Best indoor tracks in the US?

chairman of the boards wrote:

looking for fast times...

You can get those at Ridgemont High

The 300m track at Pittsburg State is one of the best.

VFL wrote:

Vandy's 300m track is ridiculous.

Was looking for this response. Vandy's track is amazing.

letusrun wrote:

sea bee wrote:

BU is uber fast. Super bouncy & energy efficient.

That's a contradiction.

A springy surface returns the energy from your footstrike. That's what makes it energy efficient.

By your logic, the most energy efficient track would be made of granite and everyone would run barefoot on it.

Having lived in Alabama, I had always heard that Birmingham's Crossplex was phenomenal. 200m banked hydraulic curves. King Chez set a couple records there, methinks.

How does that compare w other facilities?

University of Michigan’s new facility is top notch.

Infants wrote:

Top ten indoor track facilities in the U.S.

University of Washington

Notre Dame

University of Akron

University of Arkansas

Boston University

Reggie Lewis

Armory

Penn State

Harvard

Yale

You haven't been around very long, have you? Arguably the three best indoor facilities in the US aren't even on your list: Michigan, Spire, and Liberty.

Yeah, rigggggght. wrote:

Infants wrote:

Top ten indoor track facilities in the U.S.

University of Washington

Notre Dame

University of Akron

University of Arkansas

Boston University

Reggie Lewis

Armory

Penn State

Harvard

Yale

You haven't been around very long, have you? Arguably the three best indoor facilities in the US aren't even on your list: Michigan, Spire, and Liberty.

.....and you do have the knowledge that his response was from over 10 years ago as this thread is from over 10 years ago, haven't you?

Kentucky's is similar to Vandy's but is older, and the building is a bit more cramped. Vandy has a better overall facility. However, Kentucky hosts some well-run high school and college meets there that always produce excellent marks on the track. The jumps area is nice but people don't seem to jump well there.

Once I took some kids to an indoor meet in Louisville at the Convention Center. The track was portable, and the surface was cork. Anybody remember that one? Distance kids really liked it, but boy did the sprinters hate it.

Liberty University

ummmmmm why hasn't Navy's track been getting more attention?? Its absolutely beautiful, right on the water, with massive floor to ceiling windows looking out on the water. It's in the middle of the east coast - its just perfect

Ocean Breeze, Staten Island NY

Northeast Ohio is absolutely blessed in terms of indoor tracks. Living in youngstown I have 4 oversized tracks within roughly an hour:

Youngstown State(300m)

Kent State(300m)

Akron(300m)

Spire(287m?)

And further away Wittenburg just built a brand new 300m track.

There are even more 200 tracks in Ohio such as Oberlin, Otterbein, Ohio State, Tiffin, etc.

neoguy1221 wrote:

Northeast Ohio is absolutely blessed in terms of indoor tracks. Living in youngstown I have 4 oversized tracks within roughly an hour:

Youngstown State(300m)

Kent State(300m)

Akron(300m)

Spire(287m?)

And further away Wittenburg just built a brand new 300m track.

There are even more 200 tracks in Ohio such as Oberlin, Otterbein, Ohio State, Tiffin, etc.

Spire is 300m. Not sure where you got your info. It is unique because the curves are the same diameter as a typical outdoor track. Only the straights are shorter. Findlay also has a nice 200m track.

neoguy1221 wrote:

Northeast Ohio is absolutely blessed in terms of indoor tracks. Living in youngstown I have 4 oversized tracks within roughly an hour:

Youngstown State(300m)

Kent State(300m)

Akron(300m)

Spire(287m?)

And further away Wittenburg just built a brand new 300m track.

There are even more 200 tracks in Ohio such as Oberlin, Otterbein, Ohio State, Tiffin, etc.

Kent is the 292 m track in that group.

The 160m wood track in enid, OK is absolutely ridiculous

I will not elaborate on if it is ridiculously good or bad

Boise State’s indoor track, which was the track used for world indoors in Indianapolis and the NCAAs when it was at the Hoosier Dome.

How is the indoor track at YEAH?