INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Business Snapshot ................2Business Members ........... 2, 3One Track Mind ........................3Pre’s Trail Update ................... 4Hospitality ................................ 4M A S T E R S N E W S L E T T E R ! All Comers Schedule .............5Pre Classic ................................ 6

JULY 2012

OnTrack is published by the Oregon Track Club Board of Directors.

Oregon Track Club, P.O. Box 11364, Eugene, OR 97440

Issue #19, July 2012

Distributed free monthly.

www.oregontrackclub.org • info@oregontrackclub.org

OTC Fast FactDid you know the Oregon

Track Club is the local orga-nization that contracts with the U.S. Olympic Committee to host and help manage the Eugene U.S. Olympic Team Tri-als—Track & Field?

OTC – It’s for everyone!

Run/Walk Visits Hayward on July 12

The next OTC Running Event will take place at the All Com-ers meet at Historic Hayward Field on Thursday, July 12. Par-ticipants are encouraged to sign up for the Jogger’s Mile, 3000m or 5000m races - or try something completely new! A full schedule of events is located at www.oregontrack-club.org. This event is for ages 13 and older and all abilities are welcome but please note only running races are available at the All Comers meet.

Entry fees are $1 for OTC Members, $3 for non-members. Registration opens at 4:30pm.

Pre’s Trail X-Country Challenge planned for August 24By James Houghton

Those warm evenings of Au-gust are just around the corner and the new date for the an-nual Pre’s Trail XC Challenge will reside on one of them. This unique event to raise funds for continual Pre’s Trail maintenance efforts will kick off at 6pm on Friday, August 24. The race schedule for the evening will consist of a 3K Youth race for 12 & under at 6pm, the Open & High School 6K race at 6:40pm and the Masters 5K at 6:45pm. The flat, scenic courses are run on the bark trails of Pre’s Trail at Alton Baker Park. Yes, there will be hay bale obstacles on the course again this year to keep the XC tradition going!

In each race, individuals may also compete on a team for team awards. Teams will be scored based on top 3 finishers on each team, accord-ing to finish ranking in respective gender cate-gory. Bring on those speedy Coed Teams! The 6K Open & High School teams will be scored sepa-rately. Be sure to share these event details with friends, family, XC runners & fellow OTC members in an effort to maximize the fundraising efforts for Pre’s Trail.

A limited number of Commemorative “Pre’s Trail XC Challenge” runner hats will also be avail-able for purchase on race day for $15.00. We ex-pect these to be a hot item, so don’t delay on getting your hands on one if you plan to be at this event! Friends of Pre’s Trail t-shirts will be awarded to the top 3 male & female overall fin-

ishers in each race and many other great prizes & surprises are in the

works. This years’ Pre’s Trail X-Country Challenge is sure to be the biggest and best ever; I can feel the warmth already. Bring on those summer nights!

Online registration is open! Check for more details

in the events section of www.oregontrackclub.org or on the race

schedule at www.eclecticedgeracing.com. Par-ticipants can also register in person through 7pm on Thursday, August 23 at Eugene Running Company, Oakway Shopping Center.

OSU Track Gains OTC Support

More than 20 years ago men and women’s track and field ceased to exist at Oregon State University. The program has recently been re-building, first with the women’s cross country team in 2004. Last June, OSU broke ground for a new track & field facility, the Whyte Track and Field Center.

The Oregon Track Club Board of Directors re-cently approved a financial donation to OSU to help with its track & field rebuilding effort.

“One of our Club’s missions is to further the interest in track & field statewide,” Bill Kelly, OTC president pointed out. “Helping OSU is good for the sport and good for the state of Oregon.”

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“The new track & field facility in Corvallis

will add another venue in the state that high

school and community based track programs

can use,” Kelly added.

The first phase of the OSU project should be

completed by the end of August and will in-

clude a nine-lane track, artificial-turf infield,

lights, a shot put area, steeplechase water pit

and multiple runways and pits for horizontal

and vertical jump events.

The Whyte Center is located near the cor-

ner of 15th Street and Highway 34, adjacent to

the OSU soccer and softball complex.

“Supporting University of Oregon Track and

Field remains a priority focus of OTC, but help-

ing reestablish a strong program for our Civil

War opponent helps generate interest in the

sport statewide,” Kelly stressed.

continued from page 1OSU Track

No Trials CoverageSorry, but this issue of OnTrack does not

have any articles or photographs about the Olympic Trials—Track & Field.

Unfortunately the July newsletter deadline for printing and distribution was before the Trials competition was concluded.

The August edition of OnTrack will have cov-erage of TrackTown12 and the Olympic Trials.

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Business Members

by Bill Kelly, OTC President

From a spectacular Pre’s Classic the first two days of the month until the exciting just-completed Olympic Tri-als, June was one busy track and field month!

Oregon Track Club doesn’t get to rest and recuperate just yet however. We are eagerly moving into our sum-mer season with the Aquafina Butte to Butte race on July 4th, All Comers’ meets on July 11/12, 18/19, 25/26 and Aug. 1/2, and the OTC Masters Hayward Classic track meet on July 14/15.

All Comers’ is without a doubt our most inclusive community service. Bill Bowerman, the legendary U of O coach started these meets in the 1940s and they have been of-fered each summer since 1958 for youth and adults. Under Bob Newland’s guidance these meets became the national template for how to run meets efficiently with few volunteers. For the past nine years Jill Mestler has been the meet director and Liz James the volunteer coordinator of this five-week series of meets. On Wednesday evenings 400-600 youngsters 12 years of age and under run, jump and throw. Thursday sessions have 300+ athletes 13 and older who participate. The volunteers are ex-cellent and the meet is so efficiently run that it is easy to compete in multiple events. De-spite the low-key nature of the meet, it has been and will continue to be a great place for many people to achieve excellent marks. The meets can still be very competitive and su-per elite athletes have been competing in the meets for decades amongst all other levels of athletes.

A long list of dedicated individuals have acted as meet directors before Jill, includ-

ing Bob Newland, Mark Stream, Al Tarpenning, Christy Davids, Pat Lanning and Tom Ragsdale. Other volunteers come back year after year to connect with each successive generation of participants. It takes about 60 volunteers over the course of two days to run the meets. Mentioning anyone always runs the risk of leaving out someone, but two who have worked for years on this labor of love are Tom and Janet Heinonen. Never wishing to take credit, always ready to help where needed, they embody the spirit of passing on this community’s love of track and field.

Changes have occurred over time, but the schedule has been relatively consistent for many years. The “business” side has in-creased. We have added local business spon-sorship. This has been very positive to help decrease the huge expenses we incur each year. The meets operate at a loss and are considered a service to the community, not a money maker.

The meet is fun and easily accessible to all kinds of athletes. It is a great introduction to track and field for many families in a very friendly environment. As Jill states, “I was making copies at a UPS store and the owner saw the flier for the meet. He became very ex-cited and said he was going to be bringing his 18 month old to the meet that year — because he had such fond memories of attending the meets as a small child himself.” That’s the OTC and TrackTown spirit!

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by Geoff Hughes

If you walked, jogged or ran on Pre’s Trail in the last few weeks you probably noticed some improvements Oregon Track Club made on different sections.

For the Olympic Trials of 2008, in part-nership with the City of Eugene, we com-pleted a major reconstruction project. While we have faithfully maintained this running path over the past four years with the help of member volunteers, it takes constant attention to keep it in great shape. It wears out because of high use and periodi-cally requires significant capital outlay.

In order to present the best image of TrackTown USA to the guests coming for the Olympic Trials, in late May the OTC Board of Directors approved a major renovation of the two most western loops (Green and Yellow) as well as some connector paths.

Rexius Forest By-Products generously donated a new base ma-terial that was used on this project and contracted with us to sup-ply needed equipment, labor, and expertise to do the job quickly and efficiently. A big thank you to Arlen and Rusty Rexius for their commitment to this community treasure! They have followed in the footsteps of their father, Marv Rexius, who championed the use of running paths throughout his lifetime.

Our stewardship of Pre’s Trail is one we proudly accept. As Eu-

Pre’s Trail Update: Major Renovations Completed

Before.... .... and after improvements. Oregon Track Club has completed im-provements on major portions of the trail.

The OTC Hospitality Com-mittee has their familiar tent and mobile outdoor grills ready for each Hayward Field track & field meet.

The committee feeds the team of volunteer officials and other support personnel.

This dedicated group often serves breakfast and lunch at many of the events. The smiles, jokes, encouraging comments and the food are also a wel-come part of the Hayward ex-perience.The Hospitality Crew, chaired by Ed Kousky, feeds 150 to 200 each meet. Crew members include Linda Apling, Joyce Eltz, Jeff Faust, Mary Pat Kersten, John Merk, Rick Ohlsen, and Norma H.

Vin Lananna (right), UO Associate Athletic Director and Director of Track & Field, stopped by the Hospi-tality Tent recently to thank the OTC volunteers for all their hard work. Volunteer Rich Ohlsen is pictured with Vin.

Do You Want Cheese on Your Burger?

gene Parks and Open Spaces’ budget becomes more constrained, volunteer groups like OTC have been asked to become more in-volved throughout the parks system. Oregon Track Club dipped into its reserve fund to complete this project because of the pas-sion surrounding the Steve Prefontaine Memorial Running Trail. It is the way club members show they care about the ideas and ideals of Steve. As we move into the future we will continue to maintain this community resource as an internationally known landmark. If you’d like to support our cause, you can go to www.oregontrack-club.org and click on Friends of Pre’s Trail to help fund our effort.

2010 Membership Renewal _NewNote: All Junior Memberships purchased at the 2010 All-Comer Meets are valid through May 31, 2011. For any other membership category,

if you join the club after September 21, 2009, your membership is valid through 12/31/2010

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Day Phone (_______)-_________-___________Evening Phone (_______)-________-___________

Email_____________________________________________________ Birthdate______________

ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS FOR COUPLE/FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS:

Spouse’s/Partner’s Name______________________________________ Birthdate______________

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Regular Individual ($25) Couple/Family with up to two children 18 & under ($35)

Open to persons age 19 and over and their families. Benefits include quarterlynewsletter, discounts on OTC events and at area merchants, directory, annual(pizza) dinner and program.

Masters Individual ($30) Couple/Family with up to two children 18 & under ($45)

Open to persons ages 30 or over and their families. Regular memberbenefits plus Masters monthly newsletter, presentations, and socials.

Juniors Individual ($20)

Open to persons ages 18 and under. Benefits include free entry and a t-shirt at theOregon Track Club All-Comers Meet.

Business ($100)Benefits include: free family membership (check masters or regular box above);Business listing in the Prefontaine Classic Program, the OTC Newsletters,Membership Directory and on the OTC website with a link to your business.

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OTC MastersHayward Classic

Saturday, Sunday July 14, 15

Spectators Welcome!

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Summer PicnicSunday July 22

Lamb CottageNoon to 3 PM

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Oregon Track Club Masters July 2012

All Masters, their friends and families invitedEvery year around mid-July, the OTC Masters and their friends and families gather for a very informal picnic in Skinner’s Butte Park’s Lamb Cottage.

No agenda, just food and conversationGenuinely casual, the picnic makes a great time to relax, enjoy the food and friendship, chat about memories of the Prefontaine meet, the Trials, the Hayward Classic or family vacations.

“Genuinely casual … relax, enjoy the food and friendship”

The Masters provide both drinks and the main course; you provide either appetizers, salad or dessert.

OTC MastersThe club supplies the main course: hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs.The club supplies cold drinks .

YouBring a side dish, based on your last name:

A–K Salad L–Q Appetizer R–Z DessertBring your spouse or partner too.

Great Spectator Event - and no chargeBy the time you receive this newsletter, it’s a good bet that you may well have missed the late entry deadline (July 2nd) for the Hayward Classic. So consider this an open invitation to drop by Hayward Field to see some of the nation’s best Masters and sub-Masters athletes competing.

You can pick your locations around the track – near the finish line or over at the East Grandstand for the pole vault.

Hilton Garden Inn Friday packet pickupLocal competitors should note that Friday’s pickup will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3528 Gateway Street in Springfield. Our more customary Phoenix Inn is thoroughly booked for the Oregon Bach Festival, occurring at the same time as the Hayward Classic this year.

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1 Tom Heinonen 65-691 Jason Bosch 35-392 Sarah Rathjen 50-543 Fawnda Thompson 45-495 Bill Beutler 55-595 Alan Whalen 50-546 Sandy Pashkin 70-746 Jani Selven 50-549 Glen Neal 70-7410 Fritz Duncan 45-4911 Jim McLatchie 70-7411 Scott Jackson 60-6411 Debbie Canter 45-4911 Jason Pompel 40-4412 Brad Swank 55-5912 Tato Sumantri 50-5412 Mary Johnson 50-5413 Milt Quam 70-7413 Robert Saalfeld 60-6413 Tarcisio Cruz 50-5413 Julie McLucas 40-4414 Molly Stafford 65-69

July Birthdays

14 Frank Lulich 65-6914 Bob Schmitt 60-6416 John Votipka 60-6417 Chris Anderson 60-6418 Carter Keane 75-7918 Jim Jackson 65-6919 Barbara Hazen 65-6919 Jeff Krueger 45-4919 Jolinda Smith 40-4420 Maradee Girt 60-6420 Frank Searfus 60-6422 Dory Bennett 45-4922 Sarah Agsten 40-4424 Merlyn Hough 60-6424 Joe McCormack 35-3926 Larry Trachtenberg 55-5927 Ivy Duncan 50-5427 Richard Gambino 50-5429 Derek French 45-4930 Sharon Rogers 50-5430 Brad Chvatal 40-4431 Kathy Anderson 60-64

Upcoming Masters Events Calendar

Weekend of July 14, 15 Hayward Classic

Sunday July 22 Picnic at Lamb Cottage

September TBA Pizza Party - Track Town Pizza

Similar to the July picnic - the club supplies the pizzas; you buy your own drinks and salads Agenda: Meet other masters and sub-masters while enjoying good food.

Sunday September 30 – Inaugural OTC Masters TEN Miler

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After the incredible week 1 held dur-ing the Olympic Trials, the All Com-ers “traditional” season will include 4 weeks of Wednesday (12 and under) and Thursday (13 and older) meets with the usual full schedule of events!

A huge thank you to our generous All Comers’ meet sponsors and donors: Presenting Sponsor: Dr. W. Gray Grieve; Media Sponsor: KVAL; Additional Sponsors: Home Federal Bank, Eugene Running Company, Cameron McCarthy Landscape Architects, Trips, Inc.; Do-nors: Curtis Restaurant Equipment, Random Lengths.

The All Comers’ meets are FREE for OTC Junior Members, $1 for OTC Adult Members and $3 for non-members.

Week one was a very special All Comers’ Meet on June 26 during

the Olympic Trials.

Week two, Meets on July 11 & 12.

Week three, Meets on July 18 & 19.

Traditional All Comers’ Season Starts July 11Week four, Meets on July 25 & 26.

Week five, Meets on August 1 & 2.

All Meets are at Hayward Field.

WEDNESDAY: July 11, 18, 25 & Aug 1 (ages 1-12)5:30 p.m. Long Jump High Jump (ages 10-12) Shot Put (ages 10-12) Discus (10-12) follows shot put5:30-6:15 Softball Throw6:15 60 meters (ages 1-6)6:15 Low hurdles (ages 9-12)6:30 100 meters (ages 7-12)7:10 400 meters (ages 7-12)7:30 200 meters (ages 4-12)8:00 Distance race (ages 7-12) Week 2 – 800 meters Week 3 – 1500 meters Week 4 – Mile Week 5 – 800 meters, 4x100m Relay

THURSDAY: July 12, 19, 26 & Aug 2 (ages 13 and older)5:00 p.m. High Jump4:30 Javelin (July 12 and July 26) 5:30 Pole Vault 5:30 Hammer (weeks July 19 and August 2) 5:30 Long Jump Triple Jump follows Long Jump Shot Put Discus follows shot put6:00 Women’s 100m Hurdles6:10 Men’s 110m Hurdles6:20 Joggers’ Mile6:35 400 meters6:50 100 meters7:05 1500 meters7:20 200 meters7:35 800 meters7:50 Distance race Week 2 – 3000m or 5000m combined Week 3 – Two mile Week 4 – Steeple chase 2000m/3000m Week 5 – 3000m, 4 x 100 m relay, 4 x 400m relay

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Many thanks to: Bill Kelly, Kari Westlund, Phil Sutton, Liz James, Tom Jordan, Geoff Hughes, Jill Mestler, James Houghton, David Wilkins for contributing to this issue. Please contact Jennifer Touchette at jennifertouchette@comcast.net for any comments about this newsletter.

by Tom Jordan, Prefontaine Meet Director

The 2012 edition of the Prefontaine Classic lived up to its advanced bill-ing, as 9 Meet and 8 Hayward Field Records were set over the two days of competition. In what will likely be-come the new format for the venerable event — America’s oldest continuing invitational track & field meet — the 38th annual Pre Classic kicked off on Friday’s Hollister Night at Hayward with rip-roaring 10,000 meter races, including the selection of the Kenyan Team in its Olympic Trials 10k. A crowd of 7,500 cheered the runners on each lap, rising to their feet in appreciation for the take-no-prisoners pace set by the Olympic hopefuls. Wilson Kiprop won the race in 27:01.98, the fastest non-paced race ever held in a World Championships. It was also the fastest Olympic Trials 10k ever run by an athlete from any country, ever.

Friday’s events were followed up on

Saturday with stellar performances on

the track and in the field. Mo Farah led

Galen Rupp under 13-minutes for the

first time in his career, with Galen’s

12:58.90 the fastest time ever run on

American soil by a U.S.-born athlete.

Liu Xiang thrilled the estimated 20 mil-

lion fans watching the event in China

by dominating an Olympic-final type

field in the equal-fastest time ever run

under any conditions (12.87w). Ath-

letes who will win medals in London in two months time, such as

Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross, Asbel Kiprop, and Reese Hoffa,

gave the crowd of 12,845 on Saturday a taste of what the Olympics

will be like. With a combined total of over 20,000 spectators — and

with just a slight dampness on Friday evening — the 2012 Prefon-

taine Classic go into the books as an outstanding success.

Athletes Dazzle Again at the Pre Classic

Another amazing Prefontaine Classic was held this year.