Synthetic, 400m, 6 lanes, 8 lane straight Floodlit Access Restricted

Reading

Palmer Park Sports Stadium

Wokingham Road, READING, RG6 1LF

Berkshire

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Track Information

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Address

Wokingham Road, READING, RG6 1LF

Opening times

Mon-Fri 0930-2300, Sat 1230-1900, Sun 0830-1700. Club times (use by non members at discretion of club) (Reading AC) Tue & Thu 1800-2000, (Reading Roadrunners) Wed 1800-2000, Fri 1830-1930. Users are however advised to ring in advance to check because the track is often booked.

Charges

Adult ?3.45, Junior ?1.70

Facilities

High Jump
1 HJ

Pole Vault
2 PV

Long Jump
3 LJ

Triple Jump
3 TJ

Shot Put
1 SP

Discus Throw
3 DT

Hammer Throw

Steeplechase Water Jump
Inside track, height adjustable

Floodlights

Changing Rooms
Full in stadium building

Seating
764 covered (740 normal, 24 for timekeepers)

Athletics Clubs

Reading AC Home Track

Reading Roadrunners

University of Reading AC

Additional Information

The track was originally cinder and was built in the 1890s. The 1927 WAAA champs were held here. The track was upgraded to synthetic in 1981 and was last resurfaced with Spurtan V in 1996. It is inside an asphalt 459m cycle velodrome. The two extra lanes on the home straight are on the inside so when coming round the top bend you come into the 3rd lane. The LJ runway LJ across the first bend D is downhill. In October 2001, a large bell shaped pit which extended under the home straight of the running track suddenly developed. The problem was caused by chalk extraction for use in the local brick industry in the 17th century and resulted in the complete track being unavailable. To rectify the problem, the pit had to be filled, under pressure, with concrete slurry. About 60m of the home straight was also relaid and the track fully reopened in May 2003.