diff --git a/ersilia/core/model.py b/ersilia/core/model.py
index 30500bee..2ef49f26 100644
--- a/ersilia/core/model.py
+++ b/ersilia/core/model.py
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ def get_apis(self):
     def run(
         self, input=None, output=None, batch_size=DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, track_run=False
     ):
+        # Init some tracking before the run starts
+        if self._run_tracker is not None and track_run:
+            self._run_tracker.start_tracking()
+
         api_name = self.get_apis()[0]
         result = self.api(
             api_name=api_name, input=input, output=output, batch_size=batch_size
diff --git a/ersilia/core/tracking.py b/ersilia/core/tracking.py
index f123b505..d445eb68 100644
--- a/ersilia/core/tracking.py
+++ b/ersilia/core/tracking.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import datetime
 import json
 import pandas as pd
 
@@ -10,6 +11,13 @@ class RunTracker:
     NOTE: Currently, the Splunk connection is not set up. For now, we will print tracking results to the console.
     """
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.time_start = None
+
+    # function to be called before model is run
+    def start_tracking(self):
+        self.time_start = datetime.now()
+
     def read_csv(self, file):
         # reads csv file and returns Pandas dataframe
         return pd.read_csv(file)
@@ -27,9 +35,12 @@ def track(self, input, result, meta):
 
         print("Model metadata:", meta)
 
-        model_id = meta['metadata'].get ('Identifier', 'Unknown')
+        model_id = meta['metadata'].get('Identifier', 'Unknown')
         print ("Model ID:", model_id)
-        
+       
+        time = datetime.now() - self.time_start
+        print("Time taken:", time)
+
     def log_to_console(self, data):
         print(f"\n{json.dumps(data)}\n")