Air Aware Labs featured in The Times

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July 18, 2026

Environment Editor of The Times, Adam Vaughan, interviewed our CEO about how runners are impacted by air pollution and what they can do about it

According to our data about how much AirTrackers are exposed to pollution, we found 57% of routes tracked between 5 and 7pm exceeded World Health Organisation guidelines.

However, running before 7am on weekdays - or other times at weekends - will often get runners exposed to less than the WHO guidelines and therefore protect their health.

And now AirTrack runners can plan cleanest routes to help them work around their busy schedules.

The full Times article also features academics Andrew Grieve, Frank Kelly and James Weber.

Our CEO was also interviewed on Times Radio about the link between heat and air pollution.

Further details of our data sets in:

Picture: cover of article including Adam Vaughan, environment editor of The Times, in Hove; David McHugh for The Times

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