Tag: Hayward Field

Hayward Field – Bucket List

Hayward Field is more fantastic than it looks on film or TV.

Maybe a year or so ago it seemed like a place to visit, based on the things that touch a runner’s soul.

Well yesterday, put a big old check mark next to Hayward Field.

While there, had a great conversation with Mr. Ron.  He’s in charge of Hayward Field and has been there 28 years.  What are the odds of meeting him?  Mac Wilkins was his javelin coach.  Small world.

Ran 5,000 meters in honor of Steve Prefontaine’s signature race.

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 great Jim Ryan held the previous record for 36 years.   This was a monumental day in High School Track & Field.

The winner of the race was Hicham El Guerrouj, from Morocco, the world record-holder, who ran 3:49.92, the fastest mile ever run in North America.

Amazing things happen all the time.  We often forget that they can also happen to us, and do happen to us, but we don’t recognize them because they are not record-breaking feats.

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂