USATF Juniors: Lights are still on

In the "deja vu all over again" category ... we arrived at the Motel 6 in Springfield, OR, at about 1 a.m. Thursday ... after a long and nightmarish day of travel. Yes. Motel 6 still left the light of for us. Just like last year: This is eerily reminiscent of our trip out here last July, when we arrived at the same hotel at the same time of day/night/morning. One programming note: Because of the forecasted extreme heat, the Junior 10,000 race was moved to 10 a.m. on Saturday, up from the scheduled 6 p.m. start. Smart move by USATF. It will still be warm at 10 a.m., but not nearly as blazing as the afternoon. OK! Time to turn the lights off now ...