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Track Town, USA, a popular nickname for Eugene, Oregon, is widely known as the mecca for the sport of track and field in the United States. The home of the University of Oregon (UO), Eugene is considered by some to be the capital of the running world. Eugene's Track Town moniker derives from the dynastic track and field legacy established by the university's long time track coach, Bill Bowerman, beginning in 1949, and to the many legendary UO track athletes of the Bowerman era, most notably Steve Prefontaine. Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: The Worlds Greatest City of the Arts & Outdoors Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Lane Founded 1846 Incorporated 1862 - Mayor Kitty Piercy Area - City 40. ...
A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...
The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ...
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1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...
Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American Olympic runner born in Coos Bay, Oregon. ...
The US Olympic track and field trials, after a 28 year hiatus, will return to Track Town in 2008, from June 27 to July 6. The trials will be held at the University of Oregon’s venerable Hayward Field -- a venue that has long been associated with Eugene’s reputation for track and field excellence. Flag of the United States The United States of America (USA) has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics which it boycotted. ...
2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Hayward Field, one of the most historic track and field stadiums in the United States, has been the home to the University of Oregon Track and Field teams of the NCAA since 1919. ...
In 2010, the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will also return to Hayward Field, for the tenth time. Numerous premier track and running events also take place in Track Town, ranging from the Prefontaine Classic to the upstart Eugene Marathon. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...
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The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. ...
The inaugural Eugene Marathon, touted for having a fast, flat, scenic course, is set to be held on Sunday, April 29, 2007, in Eugene, Oregon, a city considered a mecca in the American running community. ...
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At an elevation of 400 feet, Eugene is nestled in the Willamette Valley, midway between surfing on the Oregon Coast and skiing in the Cascade Mountains. The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence from mountains near Eugene to its confluence with the Columbia River. ...
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Oregon coast at Brookings, Oregon. ...
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Mount Adams in Washington state The Cascade Range is a mountainous region famous for its chain of tall volcanos called the High Cascades that run north-south along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the Shasta Cascade area of northern California. ...
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Hayward Field The University of Oregon's historic Hayward Field has hosted three Olympic track and field trials, nine NCAA track championships and six USA Track and Field Championships, the most of any venue in recent history in each category. Hayward Field is the most famous and storied track and field facility in the country, and it's knowledgeable, attentive and loud track fans are hailed as among the finest anywhere in the world. Hayward Field, one of the most historic track and field stadiums in the United States, has been the home to the University of Oregon Track and Field teams of the NCAA since 1919. ...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...
USA Track and Field is the authority on track and field events within the United States. ...
Each spring the UO Ducks track team hosts some of the nation's most popular meets at Hayward Field, including the Oregon Preview in March, the Pepsi Team Invitational and Oregon Invitational in April, and the Oregon Twilight meet in May.
Running trails European-style wood chip trails can be found throughout Track Town. Most well known among these is Pre's Trail, situated along the Willamette River in Alton Baker Park just north of downtown Eugene. Upon returning to Eugene from competition in Europe, Pre lobbied for creation of such trails in and around town; the day after his premature demise in an auto accident, Eugene city officials voted to make his wish come true. In addition to the many miles of soft, wood chip trails in Eugene, there are many more miles of concrete and asphalt trails providing recreation to walkers, runners, roller-bladers and bicyclists. Pres Trail (4 miles), located on the north side of the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon, aka Track Town USA, is a running trail named after heralded University of Oregon athlete Steve Prefontaine. ...
Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon near Autzen Stadium. ...
The running boom The American 'running boom' emerged in Eugene during the 1960s when University of Oregon coach Bill Bowerman introduced jogging to the local populace after a trip to New Zealand, where the concept was introduced to him by Arthur Lydiard. Bowerman's Ducks served as coaches and mentors to local running neophytes, who flocked to Hayward Field by the thousands to emulate their role models. The explosion of popularity led Bowerman to write a short book, Jogging, which sold over a million copies. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. ...
Arthur Leslie Lydiard, ONZ, OBE, (6 July 1917–11 December 2004) was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. ...
Legends and stars University of Oregon coach Bill Bowerman set the stage for Eugene's historic status as America's running mecca. His teams regularly competed before sold out crowds at Hayward Field. Over the course of Bowerman's 24 years as the UO Ducks head coach, his teams won four NCAA men's track titles between 1962 and 1970, which subsequently led to Hayward Field's regular selection as the site for numerous national championship and Olympic Trials. His athletes won 24 individual NCAA titles, along the way recording sixteen sub-4 minute miles, and setting thirteen world and 22 American records. The 1962 team is considered one of the best collegiate teams ever assembled. William J. Bowerman (b. ...
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The four minute mile, in athletics, is the running of a mile (1,609. ...
Steve Prefontaine, a native of nearby Coos Bay, has remained Oregon's favorite track son for over three decades since his ascent to the highest level of long distance running competition. Prefontaine captivated fans in Eugene, and across Oregon and the entire US with his pursuit of greatness. Pre won three NCAA titles in cross country between 1970 and 1973, and four NCAA track titles during the same time span. He also held every American record from the two-mile up through the 10K at once, before his tragic death in an auto accident at the age of 25 on May 30, 1975. Coos Bay is a city located in Coos County, Oregon. ...
Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. ...
Other track stars and Olympians who came out of coach Bill Bowarman's UO stable include Alberto Salazar, Mary Decker Slaney, Lance Deal and Bill McChesney. One of the Olympians produced by UO, Bill Dellinger, succeeded Bowerman as the Ducks' head coach. Alberto Salazar (born August 7, 1958 in Cuba) is an American marathon runner of the 1980s. ...
Mary Slaney (born Mary Teresa Decker August 4, 1958) is an American former track and field athlete, who holds seven American records in her sport. ...
Lance Earl Deal (born August 21) 1961 in Riverton, Wyoming is a former American athlete who competed in the 1988, 1992,1996, and 2000 summer Olympics. ...
The most recent ascent of a new track star in Eugene has been the rise of Nick Symmonds, of Oregon Track Club Elite, who was victorious at the 2007 US Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800 meters, in a time of 1:48.73. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Events Eugene hosts numerous track and running events, ranging from high school and college cross country running meets, to world class track meets and local fun runs that take place at a variety of quality venues. The Minnesota State High school Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ...
Fun Runners taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon A Fun Run is a friendly race that involves either Road running or Cross country running with participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. ...
Olympic Track and Field Trials In June and July 2008, Eugene will host the US Olympic Track & Field Trials, the fourth time Eugene has hosted the event. Eugene previously hosted the event in 1972, 1976 and 1980. The trials determine which American track athletes will participate at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 through August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 08:08pm and 08 seconds. ...
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Eugene won the bid to host the upcoming trials in October, 2005, after the competition was narrowed down to Eugene and Sacramento, California, which hosted the two most recent trials in 2000 and 2004. Nickname: River City Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Government - Mayor Heather Fargo Area - City 99. ...
In preparation for the Trials, Hayward Field will have new lights, a video scoreboard and expanded seating capacity.
The Trials are expected to attract about 17,000 people per day while injecting $16 to $18 million into the local economy.
Prefontaine Classic As an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Level 1 meet, the Prefontaine Classic brings the world's best track talent to Hayward Field. The first annual Prefontaine Classic took place in 1974. Nike has been the title sponsor since 1978. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ...
The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. ...
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The Pre Classic is sometimes held on the same weekend as the Oregon State High School Championships and NCAA Championships, creating a triple header sometimes referred to as the best eight days of track and field in the US.
External links - Eugene08.com - 'Eugene 08 - Hayward Field'
- GoDucks.com - 'Track Town, USA', (December 18, 2003)
- ImagesEugene.com - 'On the Fast Track to Beijing', Jessica Mozo, Images of Eugene
- OregonTrackClub.org - 'Oregon Track Club, Eugene, Oregon'
- UOBookstore.com - 'Track Town Reborn', Lillian Dunlap
- UOregon.edu - '2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials', University of Oregon
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- UOregon.edu - 'About Track Town USA—Where Your Soul Meets the Track Program, 2007 Program Dates: June 5-June 11', University of Oregon
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