Here are some hometown favorites—athletes who competed for the University of Oregon—who will be competing this weekend at the Prefontaine Classic. Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. – Bowerman Mile, PR: 3:50.53 The son of a two-time Olympian and All-American distance runner, Centrowitz… Continue Reading
There is a lot of hype surrounding Genzebe Dibaba’s potential world-record attempt on Saturday in the 5,000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic, but she isn’t playing into it. “To break a world record has been a dream of all my lifetime, and… Continue Reading
Alexi Pappas could have made travel plans for the last weekend of May. There were road running events scheduled all over the country. She was even invited to race in upstate New York for the Freihofer’s Run for Women. Instead,… Continue Reading
Rita Radostitz’s father was late. The 16-year-old and her friend, students at Sheldon High, had plans to go to the NCAA Preparation Meet, and he was giving them a ride. They were eager to get there because they wanted to watch Steve… Continue Reading
For the first time, the Prefontaine Classic will feature high school races in the 200 meters and mile for both boys and girls. The boys’ mile took a hit when sub 4-minute phenom Matthew Maton of Bend, Oregon, withdrew due… Continue Reading
Kota Reichert and Liza Hitchner are set to be married in two months. The lead up to their wedding day is like most. They’re planning the food. They have to set seating arrangements and coordinate colors. But they also had… Continue Reading
On Saturday, May 9, Benjamin Mears registered for the Eugene Marathon from his apartment in Mountain View, California. And the following morning at 7 a.m., Mears was one of over 5,000 runners who crossed the start line of the ninth… Continue Reading
On Saturday morning, Meredith Faulkner got to check one more item off her runner’s bucket list: she ran across the finish line at Hayward Field. The 130th marathon runner to come across, Faulkner finished her eighth marathon and her first… Continue Reading
Emily Harrison came into the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, Texas, well trained and prepared. However, that week she developed a cold and a gnarly cough — which caused her to balk around mile 19. Despite the illness, Harrison… Continue Reading
Craig Leon wasn’t planning to run the Eugene Marathon. “It wasn’t until about Thursday or Friday that I decided,” Leon said. “But it was nice weather, a good day. I was like, ‘Oh, I’ll hop in.’” Leon got more than… Continue Reading