How things run in the world of track depends on the runners’ event preferences and the season.

In track, everyone has their personal preference of events. Yet many participants tend to compete in the same range of distance running.

A typical indoor track meet consists of the 55 meter, 300 meter, 600 meter, 800 meter, 1000 meter,1 mile, 2 mile, high jump, and long jump.

Freshmen Eliene Wen and Jonah O’Brien-Weiss both favor long distance events while freshman Cole Maslanka prefers the 300 meter and senior Chris Schoener is partial to the 1000 meter.

The main unpopular events, according to a majority of athletes in indoor track include long jump, high jump, shot put, long distance, and hurdles.

“Not many people actually do hurdles,” Schoener said.

Track increases in intensity when set indoors.

Indoor winter track is especially tough compared to outdoor track. With limited space, a smaller track, and different air, runners can find it difficult to switch between outdoor and indoor seasons.

It can be more difficult to breathe indoors due to stagnant air and dust.

“We can’t really do much because it’s winter”, Wen said.

“It’s always really dusty running track indoors so your throat gets really dry. The outdoor environment is much easier to breathe in when you’re running. The actual outdoor track is larger than the indoor track so you don’t have to run as many laps and you can wear spikes during outdoor track,” O’Brien-Weiss said.

Due to cramped spaces, some longer events or events that need more space, are cut from the program.

Though at times, a struggle, for many, winter track is a great way to stay in shape during the colder months. The intensified conditions help to strengthen competitors, and  the indoor facilities give participants a place to train, rather than brave the numbing New England weather.