By Kylee O’Connor Oregon Track Club board member Todd Bosworth has had the idea of a Sub-4 Reunion in the back of his mind for over 20 years. It wasn’t until the past few months that his idea finally came together… Continue Reading
The first thing students do in my “track class,” before they ever show up at Hayward Field or even in the classroom, is to read Tom Jordan’s biography of Steve Prefontaine. If you’re going to cover the big meets at… Continue Reading
Before the Prefontaine Classic starts Friday night with its traditional — and free — distance night, the Oregon Track Club will relive a big piece of Oregon track history. The Sub 4 Reunion honors the 10 milers who broke the 4-minute barrier… Continue Reading
3:58.6 April 23, 1960, Eugene On the race: “I only got under 4 because of Ernie Cunliffe of Stanford,” Burleson said. “He and I were close friends, and he came out of the start on fire. I had to run… Continue Reading
3:59.8 June 2, 1966, Eugene On the race: Between 6,000 and 8,000 people were at the Oregon Twilight Meet for the race. Bell doesn’t remember the other athletes, but he remembered that everyone was going for the milestone. The splits were… Continue Reading
3:59.4 May 6, 1967, Corvallis On the race: Kvalheim didn’t head into the dual meet with Oregon State intending to break the barrier; he was more concerned about getting points for his team. It was “just the way the race… Continue Reading
3:59.2 June 5, 1970, Eugene On the race: The only time Savage broke four minutes in the mile was in front of a home crowd at Hayward at the Twilight Invitational, the day before his 22nd birthday. He remembers the exact… Continue Reading
3:56.2 June 23, 1967, Bakersfield, California On the race: Wilborn said he doesn’t vividly remember the first half of the race, but does remember the end. With 300 meters to go, realizing that he was in good position and on… Continue Reading
3:59.9 April 28, 1962, Walnut, California On the race: At the time of the race, Grelle was living in Los Angeles, running for the L.A. Track Club under the famous Hungarian track coach Mihály Iglói. He moved to L.A. for… Continue Reading
3:58.3 May 26, 1962, Modesto, California On the race: Forman said he “didn’t expect to win that day or to run very fast,” but he did just that. “I didn’t feel tired in that race until maybe 10 yards to… Continue Reading