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kamakate

6 posts since
Nov 21, 2006

Feb 21, 2007 8:10 AM

Looking for a track in Providence, RI

I'm training for a 10K and the race date is coming up, only 4 more weeks away! I'm trying to find a public (preferably free) track in the Providence area so that I can get some speed workouts in. Does anyone know of an indoor or outdoor track?

Thanks!

west rock boy

57 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

1. Feb 21, 2007 4:32 PM

in response to: kamakate

find out where the nearest high school is, hopefully you won't have to scale a fence to gain access to it. if you are lucky, they may even have it well lit. i'm one state over & my local high school track is clear of snow / ice, but not much light, which i don't mind, some might however. good luck.

rhody92

23 posts since
May 17, 2003

2. Feb 23, 2007 12:14 PM

in response to: kamakate

Try the track at Rhode Island College. I've run there often.

Chefsx4

2 posts since
Aug 27, 2006

3. Feb 25, 2007 9:32 AM

in response to: kamakate

Theres a track outside McCoy Stadium, where the Pawsox play.

mountianbluebird

2 posts since
Sep 5, 2006

4. Feb 25, 2007 10:48 AM

in response to: kamakate

Yesss! Go Pawsox!

Thanks for the suggestion

jjwaverly42

337 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

5. Feb 25, 2007 11:03 AM

in response to: kamakate

If you're staying in Providence, you'll find tracks behind Hope High School on Hope St., just up from Thayer St. and Brown U. Brown might have an outdoor track as well. There is also a track behind Mt. Pleasant High School near R.I. College. Most high schools in R.I. have tracks. So if you're staying outside of Providence in another town or city (we don't think of any town or city in R.I. as being the Providence "area"--we are very specific about where we are and live and generally don't like to drive very far) just go to the nearest high school. The community colleges also have tracks both in and outdoor. Remember, nothing in R.I. is very far. The longest drive you'll ever make is about an hour.

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kamakate

6 posts since
Nov 21, 2006

6. Feb 26, 2007 8:26 AM

in response to: kamakate

Oh I know, I live in Providence and have for over a year, and am a native Rhode Islander. I'm just fairly new to running (at least speedwork on a track anyway), and my high school did not have a track. I live in Elmhurtst so anything near PC or RIC is perfect.

kamakate

6 posts since
Nov 21, 2006

7. Mar 7, 2007 2:23 PM

in response to: kamakate

So frustrated....

I ran to RIC in time to see them locking up the outdoor track at 5:00pm after the school's track practice ends. Turns out the track is only open until 3:00pm

So then I ran down the street to Mount Pleasant High School, and the track there was locked up. I called the school to see if there were any times that it wasn't locked up... and there aren't any. Why have a nice beautiful, comfortable, new looking track THAT NO ONE CAN USE???

I feel like I'll never be speedy now :-p

mastersxc

4 posts since
Mar 2, 2007

8. Mar 17, 2007 5:26 PM

in response to: kamakate

The most reliable track as far as access is Hope High School. It is not far from Elmhurst area (1.5-2 miles, depending on route you take.) The surface is very good, and it is open 24/7. I have never been there after dark, but I have been told that there are lights in the evening. In the summer, they run a sprinkler system on the infield early in the morning (before 8am), which is great on really hot days. The only drawback is that there are no restrooms available, but there is always the Whole Foods just down the road in an emergency.

Feb 21, 2007 8:10 AM

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