Run to you

To allow runners to train in bad weather, there is an indoor running track in a hall that can be set up and taken down as required.

Under the motto “Sporting and mental excel­lence in an inspi­ring envi­ron­ment”, athletes can take advan­tage of the offers of support from sports science thanks to the services available from the EHSM, as well as optimal trai­ning faci­li­ties at one and the same loca­tion. Indoor and outdoor sports venues, as well as seminar rooms, accom­mo­da­tion and cate­ring faci­li­ties are available for this purpose.

The NSM aims to offer the right equip­ment for prac­ti­cally every type of compe­ti­tive sport. In addi­tion to exten­sive outdoor faci­li­ties, it has a five-court hall, two three-court halls, three single court halls inclu­ding a fitness and weights room, and a fencing and squash hall.

This was to be comple­tely renewed. The new design should, of course, continue to meet all the demands of compe­ti­tive sport, i.e. a high-quality surface and bend eleva­tions of around one metre. The floo­ring must ther­e­fore, on the one hand, meet the requi­re­ments of World Athle­tics and Swiss Athle­tics and, on the other, weigh as little as possible – an ideal appli­ca­tion for CONIPUR SW.

The 13 mm-thick poly­ure­thane running track system with a PUR-bonded elastic layer compri­sing recy­cled rubber granules incor­po­rates both high quality and dura­bi­lity due to its 3 mm PUR top layer and is a great alter­na­tive to all-plastic floo­ring options. CONIPUR SW is easy on the joints and slip-resistant.

For use in the hall, the impact-sound insu­la­tion is also an advan­tage.

Besides its tech­nical proper­ties, the CONI­CA/­CO­NIPUR-Indoor Running Track was also able to host a convin­cing perfor­mance for the Federal Office when used in Prague. The contract for the instal­la­tion was awarded to Walo Bert­schinger AG from Gümligen, which had only just been named one of the “Best Employers in 2020” in Switz­er­land in February 2020.

The running track – spanning approximately 1,000 m² – can be dismantled into 230 portable elements, which can then be assembled and taken down again with ease.

The sand­wich struc­ture proved bene­fi­cial for produc­tion. Since only a short time frame was available for the instal­la­tion at the NSM, the base­layer of the SW system was atta­ched to the wooden elements at the manu­fac­turer. The indi­vi­dual elements were then trans­ported to Magg­lingen, assem­bled on-site and coated with CONIPUR 210 blue.

The finished running track was finally sealed with CONIPUR 2200, which soli­di­fies the granu­lated surface of the floo­ring and also faci­li­tates clea­ning.

After the coating was finally cured, cutting could then begin at the joints between the indi­vi­dual elements. Coating the bends, in parti­cular, required a great deal of exper­tise, as these were set at compe­ti­tion level during proces­sing and had a corre­spon­dingly steep gradient. If this is not done carefully, the mate­rial can flow off.

However, the plan­ning proved to be successful. The running track – span­ning appro­xi­m­ately 1,000 m² – can be dismantled into 230 portable elements, which can then be assem­bled and taken down again with ease.

With it, the NSM can now offer optimal trai­ning options for indoor running under compe­ti­tive condi­tions.