Tag Archives: Steve Prefontaine

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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Track Town USA

Here’s another short, quirky You Tube video from jeff noel at University of Oregon and Track Town USA. If you are not a Track fan, that’s ok. This blog isn’t about Track anyway, it’s about excellence, our physical well-being and … 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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The Hay’s in the Barn

“The hay’s in the barn”, Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, told his team. My all time favorite running movie? “Without Limits”.  It’s the Steve Prefontaine story. There’s a scene in which the University of Oregon track team is at the … Continue reading

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