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Associate With Excellence And Aspire To Lofty Places

Birds of a feather flock together. Associate with best in class. Read carefully under Pre’s name, “America’s Most Famous Distance Runner” Setting the bar too low and reaching it is worse than setting it too high and failing. Next Blog

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Prefontaine Wasn’t A Ruuner?

Steve Prefontaine, was America’s distance running prodigy in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s, until his tragic and untimely death in 1974. Pre held every American running record from 2,000 meters to 10,000 meters. Pre ignited the “jogging craze” of … Continue reading

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Prefontaine Classic Is…

The 2010 Prefontaine Classic, at Hayward Field in Tracktown, USA (Eugene, Oregon) will be televised on NBC 430 – 600PM this Saturday, July 3rd. It will feature more Olympic Gold Medalists than any other Track meet in US history. Even … Continue reading

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Favorite Motivation Tip

Here’s my personal favorite tip to stay motivated: Find a million ways. Who’s going to be more passionate and concerned for your motivation than you? Seriously.  Who? Studying others who’ve overcome obstacles is just one way. It’s one of my … Continue reading

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Can I Ask You Another?

What is Lane 8? Lane 8 is the worst lane in Track & Field.  Fast runners are put in the middle lanes and slower runners are assigned the outer lanes.  The slowest competitor is always assigned Lane 8. And in … Continue reading

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Lane 8 Vision @ Hayward Field

Lane 8 Vision From Hayward Field.  Visited University of Oregon a few days ago.  Here’s a short You Tube summarizing how Lane 8 came to be: Worst lane and come in last. I’m good with that. Seriously. In the finals. … Continue reading

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When and where was the HS Mile record set?

Alan Webb You Tube video, breaking the USA National High School record for one mile, at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, May 28, 2001. Here’s an article with Alan Webb’s story from that day. By the way, the … Continue reading

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