News: Track Surfaces

Much more colorful these days for student runners at Knoxville Catholic High since Competition Athletic Surfaces resurfaced the school’s track with alternating lanes of green and gold.

There is no magic needed when building a running track facility. No secret recipes, no mystical potions.

BUT there is a good deal of specific knowledge, hard work and experience that are required to build one correctly from the ground up. Choose your contractor carefully. Check some references and ask other schools with great facilities. Then open the lines of communication throughout construction so that you understand what’s taking place.

By now you know every square inch of your running track and field. You have been practicing for months and you have seen the track when it's wet, dry, warm and cold. You know it needs work before next season but the problem is you aren't sure exactly what needs to be done. Can the surface be repaired and refinished? Is something more like surgery needed? Or does the entire track need to be demolished and start completely over?

At many high schools the track is around the football field and thus located within in the football stadium. Everyone calls it the football stadium for a reason – nobody calls it the track stadium!! We all know that football rules so if the track coach doesn’t have a good rapport with the football coach and Athletic Director problems can develop.

Yes, there are still plenty of schools out there with bare asphalt running tracks. Well intended facility folks pave the track then may realize the importance of the next step - adding a resilient running surface.

The new Rekortan® running track inside Harry Perone Stadium at Spring Valley High School, Columba SC.

When Spring Valley High School in Columbia SC hosted this year's prestigious Taco Bell Classic Track & Field Meet, they did it on a brand new Rekortan M99 track installed by Chattanooga's Competition Athletic Surfaces.

Finding new uses for old tires is a growing trend as the country seeks solutions for one of its tougher waste problems. Used tires have been among the largest and most problematic sources of waste because of the large volume produced -- 250 million generated in the U.S. each year -- and their durability.

There are a number of factors to consider when deciding what tennis court accessories and amenities to add.

Anyone who has ever wandered the showroom of a car dealership knows the difference between the base model and the one with all the latest options and extras. And they sure know which one is more fun to drive.

Installing a seventh of a mile walking track for UnumProvident Corp. has Competition Athletic Surfaces moving up in the world.

The Chattanooga athletic surfacing company specializes in building, resurfacing and repairing running tracks and tennis courts across the Southeast - and does so with notable success, growing from sales of $400,000 to over $3 million since 2000.