We’ll admit it, the Racefully team may have skipped the odd Sunday morning park run to hit the shops instead.
However, if you’re a runner (or a shopper) in Osaka that excuse became redundant earlier this year with the opening of Morinomiya Q’s Mall.
Dubbed as Japan’s 1st runnable shopping centre, the now-defunct Nissay baseball stadium in Osaka has been transformed into a shopping mall with a 300 metre running track (aka ‘The AirTrack’) perched on top along with 2 futsal courts for good measure (plus a climbing wall and numerous gyms inside the main building).
The AirTrack will have 3 different lanes and will be free for anyone to use.
In addition to the running track, Q’s Mall will also have 2 futsal courts and several other facilities to help you keep in shape like fitness and climbing gyms.
Built by Takenaka Corp. and Tokyu Land Corp, the buildings as a whole support the tracks and isolators installed at the junction of the tracks and the roof prevent vibration, making for a smooth lap for enthusiastic runners and shoppers alike.
We’ve already added flights to Japan to our Christmas list – and there’s always the added bonus of a quick run around Narita Airport when we arrive.