{"id":1469,"date":"2016-11-02T14:15:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T18:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/fallwinter2016\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2016-11-09T16:04:22","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T21:04:22","slug":"track-up-and-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/fall2016\/departments\/on-campus\/track-up-and-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Track Up and Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1537\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1537\" data-attachment-id=\"1537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/fall2016\/departments\/on-campus\/track-up-and-running\/attachment\/img_3837\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/fall2016\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_3837.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1473949941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00070821529745&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3837\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/fall2016\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_3837.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/fall2016\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_3837.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1537 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/magazine.umw.edu\/fall2016\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_3837-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"img_3837\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW&#8217;s new track is open, and the university and will host the CAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in April 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>UMW dedicated its state-of-the-art track and field facility at the Battleground Athletic Complex in October, after a yearlong improvement project.<\/p>\n<p>The updated facility features an eight-lane track with dual straightaways to accommodate sprints and hurdles. 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