No More Cinders !

New track installed at East

Thanks to a grant awarded in the amount of $100,000 to the Akron Public Schools from Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the battered dirt and cinder running track at East has been excavated and replaced with a rubberized, all-weather track.

The work was done by Vasco Sports Contractors of Massillon.

The first synthetic, all-weather track was developed in the mid 1950s, and the first time one was used in the Olympics was in 1968 at Mexico City.   So you see, East is a little behind the curve but happy to catch up.

Below are some pictures of the newly-installed track.   Quite an improvement!

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