Located at the edge of both a city and a natural park along a river, the Tossols Basil Athletics stadium provides a truly unique running experience. Sited in a forest clearing, surrounded by oak trees, this is a place where nature and sports are united. Runners appear and disappear as they make their way around the track, hidden behind the trees.
Here we feel hidden away from the outside world. With faint sounds of the wind blowing through the trees and birds chirping, the calm atmosphere allows us to focus on one thing.. running.
Amidst natural scenery, this athletic track highlights the beauty of the surrounding landscape while bringing track events closer to nature.
The track is nestled within two open spaces within the white oak forest. The connection between the track and the forest is established by the adjacent woodland and distant trees. Seating is designed as small terraces or embankments situated between the open spaces, integrating harmoniously with the environment.
As runners, we are used to seeing famous tracks coloured orange, red or sometimes blue. A green track is something out of the ordinary and we take it as a sign – Green means go faster!
With the whole track to ourselves, we have the freedom to move through the gears, open up our stride length, and push ourselves to the limit. As we round the bends and hit the 100m straights, we can visualize race days ahead, when training days such as this will pay off as we cross the finish lines.
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