Tartan track

This article is about the trademarked 3M product. For the product category, see running track.
Starting places on Tartan track

Tartan Track is a trademarked all-weather synthetic track surfacing made of polyurethane used for track and field competitions, manufactured by 3M. The original production was in 1967, and the product was later[when?] reformulated to eliminate the use of mercury.

Because the "Tartan" product was widely successful in its time, the name Tartan has been used as a genericized trademark for description of an all-weather running track.[1][2][original research?]

Athletic Polymer Systems, a subsidiary of MCP Industries, Inc., manages the installation of Tartan-branded running track.

  1. ^ "Shercock AC Sign Contracts For New Tartan Track". Athletics Ireland. 2009-03-25. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  2. ^ "example 2 of generic use of term". Coloribus.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2014-01-30.