The Track at New Balance

Track and field stadium in Boston Massachusetts, U.S.

The TRACK at New Balance

Brighton, Boston, MA

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Brighton, Boston, MA

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Address| 91 Guest Street
Location| Boston Massachusetts, 02135
U.S.
Coordinates| 42°21′23″N 71°08′43″W﻿ / ﻿42.356467°N 71.145292°W﻿ / 42.356467; -71.145292
Elevation| 28 feet (10 m) AMSL
Owner| New Balance[1]
Operator| the Bowery Group
Capacity| 5000
Construction
Broke ground| 2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Opened| 2022
Architect| Elkus Manfredi Architects

The TRACK at New Balance is a 455,000 square foot facility housing a track and field stadium located near Boston Landing station in Boston, Massachusetts.

Construction began in April 2019 and the facility opened in 2022.[2] The facility was designed by architecture firm Elkus Manfredi and was a finalist for the 2023 World Architecture News Awards in the leisure category.[3]

The facility includes a 200 meter hydraulically-banked track and allows space for 5,000 spectators. There's also 24,000 square feet dedicated athletes warming-up, a separate live music entertainment venue for up to 3,500 people, and a 20,000 square foot sports research lab. The track can also be converted to space for basketball and volleyball courts as well as turf fields.[4]

## Major competitions hosted

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* NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships: 2024[5]
* New Balance Indoor Grand Prix: 2023–2025
* New Balance Indoor Nationals: 2023–2024

## Records set at the facility

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Taken from athletes world athletics profiles.[6]

Date  | Athlete / Team  | Event  | Record  | Time

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April 15, 2022  | New Balance  (Heather MacLean, Kendall Ellis, Roisin Willis, Elle Purrier St. Pierre) | Distance medley relay | WR | 10:33.85
February 4, 2023  | Femke Bol | 500 metres | WB | 1:05.63
Leah Anderson | NR | 1:08.34
Ester Guerrero | Mile run | NR | 4:24.92
Nozomi Tanaka | NR | 4:28.94
March 11, 2023  | Issamade Asinga | 60 metres | HSR, NR | 6.57
Tyrone Gorze | 5000 metres | HSR | 13:56.82
March 12, 2023  | Cuthbertson High School (Justine Preisano, Stella Kermes, Alyssa Preisano, Charlotte Bell) | 4 × 800 metres relay | HSR | 8:48.02
Adaejah Hodge | 200 metres | HSR | 22.33
Issamade Asinga | HSR | 20.48
February 4th, 2024  | Tobi Amusan | 60m Hurdles | NR | 7.75
Jessica Hull | 3000 metres | NR | 8:24.93
Marta Garcia | NR | 8:38.34
Marco Arop | 1000 metres | NR | 2:14.74
Nozomi Tanaka | 1500 metres | NR | 4:08.46
March 8th, 2024  | Parker Valby | 5000 metres | NCAA Record | 14:52.79
March 9th, 2024  | Rachel Glenn | High Jump | NCAA Record | 2.00 m
March 10th, 2024  | Quincy Wilson | 400 Metres | HSR | 45.76
February 2nd, 2025  | Quincy Wilson | 400 Metres | HSR, U18 | 45.66
Andrew Coscoran | 3000 metres | NR | 7:30.75
Azzedine Habz | NR | 7:31.50
Cameron Myers | NR | 7:33.12
Sarah Healy | 3000 metres | NR | 8:35.19
Jochem Vermeulen | 1500 metres | NR | 3:36.17
Julien Alfred | 300m | NR | 36.16
Gabija Galvydyte | Mile run | NR | 4:28.42
Nozomi Tanaka | NR | 4:28.54
March 13th, 2025  | IMG Academy (Anyla Robinson, Aurora Bertelsen Del Solar, Mackenzie Winning and Danielle Graham) | 4 × 800 metres relay | HSR | 8:46.04

## References

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1. ^ New Balance Opens Doors to a World-Class Multi-Sport Facility, The TRACK at New Balance
2. ^ Roberts, Sarah (April 19, 2022). "World record shattered at the TRACK at New Balance grand opening". The Suffolk Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
3. ^ "2023 WAN AWARDS ENTRY: THE TRACK AT NEW BALANCE - ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS". World Architecture News. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
4. ^ "About us". the TRACK at new balance. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
5. ^ UMass Lowell, New Balance team up to host 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. To be held at the TRACK at New Balance in Brighton The Sun (Lowell)
6. ^ "Athletes Search". World Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

## External links

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* the Track at new balance, Architecture

*[WB]: World best