cinder track
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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
Bank was dismissed a few days after for shouting out over the staid Palmer as Mills sprinted the final 80 yards on the cinder track, the last time that surface was used at the Olympics.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2020
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
With Chris Brasher setting the pace on the cinder track, they ran a first lap in 57.5 seconds, then 60.7 - 1:58.2 for the half mile.
From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2018
The whole affair, as far as it concerned Cleggett, had been a matter of seconds rather than minutes; it was begun and over like a hundred yard dash on the cinder track.
From The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Marquis, Don
