Tech companies are famous for perks-a-plenty offices. It says something about running's increasing entry into the mainstream that the plans for a new Google building in London include a rooftop track.

As Bloomberg reports, Google has received approval to begin construction on the building, which will be able to accommodate about 5,000 workers and is scheduled to open in 2015. In addition to the rooftop track, the building will have a pool.

If the appeal of a rooftop track is enough to make you want to switch employers, you could do so while not having to get a U.K. work visa if you can hold off until 2017. That's the planned opening date of New Balance's new headquarters in Brighton, Massachusetts, which will include a 400-meter oval on the roof.

Scott Douglas Scott is a veteran running, fitness, and health journalist who has held senior editorial positions at Runner’s World and Running Times.

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