MONDOTRACK™ with ELLIPSE IMPULSE technology joins the MONDO range, bringing with it the best performance ever compared to any athletics track flooring ever created by our laboratories!
Let's discover together the features and some curiosities about the new athletics surface, innovative both in performance and as a sustainable athletics track!
The "secret" of performances never achieved before? It's all in the name. The new MONDOTRACK™ athletics track with ELLIPSE IMPULSE technology is the first athletics surface to use a sub-base with elliptical-shaped alveoli.
This particular geometry guarantees a significant improvement in the absorption and restitution of the energy impressed by athletes on the athletics track flooring.
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The new design optimizes the elastic response as well as the adaptation to load variations, to the advantage of the fluidity, dynamism and safety of the athletic gesture.This means maximizing the efficiency in running, increasing the energy return and at the same time reducing the effort on the joints of the athletes.
In other words, more control, less risk and better performance!
Another interesting aspect of the new technology introduced is linked to the development and validation phase.
The geometry of the subfloor of the new athletics track was born from the collaboration between the MONDO R&D laboratory with the Polymer Engineering Laboratory of the Polytechnic of Milan (PolyEngLab) and with the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta".
The new design was defined through the FEM (Finite Element Method) simulation technique: we are talking about a new approach that combines design with virtual modeling.
The application of this method allows to simulate the interaction between the athlete and the athletics track during the sporting gesture, making the data obtained repeatable and usable for prototype tests.
This will also represent an important push towards innovation in the future, as it will be possible to test new solutions on any surface for athletics (and not) with minimal time and practically unlimited tests!
For the moment, the collaboration with PolyEngLab has already led to several scientific publications and to the patent application for the elliptical alveoli.
Very few people know it but the new MONDO athletics track is equipped with a mix that incorporates mollusc shells!
Yes, you read that right.
It all started from a project with the company Niedditas, a cooperative of fishermen leading in mussel farming and fishing in Sardinia.
The common goal was to create an eco-sustainable supply chain to use the calcium carbonate contained in the shells, avoiding mining.
This action significantly reduces the impact of this material - essential for the production of athletics track flooring as well as other resilient surfaces - both in terms of emissions and waste disposal.
The push towards a “sustainable athletics track” is also evident in the preference for renewable materials such as natural rubber and recycled materials from end-of-life industrial supply chains.
A push that also concerns every aspect of MONDO production, to reduce its impact, day after day, track after track, with:
New Formula includes up to 50% by weight of recycled or renewable ingredients
Low-carbon processes
Use of renewable energy (6.8MWp with photovoltaic systems alone)
Application of Eco Design
Monitoring of the impact at every stage of production
Continuous reduction of waste
Certifications: e.g. UL GREENGUARD GOLD and TÜV AUSTRIA
Maximum transparency with Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)
From the Montreal 1976 Olympics to the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Mondo tracks have always pushed athletes beyond their limits: over 300 world records have been set on Mondo tracks.
But we don’t stop here: our vision for the future of athletics tracks focuses on the dynamic interaction between track and shoes, transforming energy absorption into energy accumulation. Our goal is to minimize energy loss and maximize energy return, ensuring that every step, jump, and throw is supported by the precision and reliability of our sports surfaces.
Learn more about the Mondotrack® Ellipse IMPULSE track and our other innovations in the world of athletics on these pages or contact us here!