cinder track
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That record was set on a cinder track, considered the best surface at the time.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
No human in history achieved the feat until May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister, a British medical student, ran the distance in 3:59.4 on a cinder track in Oxford, England.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2022
And the last to be run on a cinder track; a bridge between older Olympics and the modern.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021
Harrison Dillard of the USA won the men’s 100m on a sodden cinder track that left him spattered with mud.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2020
The head coach, a short but sturdy figure in worn-out trousers and faded purple shirt, stood on the edge of the cinder track and viewed the work with critical eye.
From Behind the line A story of college life and football by Barbour, Ralph Henry
