Last month, when we were in Eugene (aka TrackTown USA) for the USATF U20 Championships, there were signs all over town touting the World Athletics Championships (track and field’s world championship), which is happening right now at Hayward Field in Oregon. The signs said: Hello World. Meet Oregon. It was a clever design with “World” and “Meet” next to each other. It is really exciting that the world championships are on United States soil for the first time. Both marathon races featured record performances, thanks in large part to the typical early-morning Eugene/Springfield weather = low humidity and comfortable temperatures in the low-50s. We were fortunate to be in Eugene the past two years – 2021 for the Olympic Trials and this year for the U20 meet. Last year, Oregon and the Northwest were baking in unprecedented heat. That area of the country rarely sees extremely hot conditions. Fortunately, the weather has reverted to the norm for our there, to the great boon of track athletes and fans alike. So far, the meet has featured some great performances along with some surprises and even some controversies. Team USA is defending home turf quite well so far. No matter how the next six days of competition play out, it’s already neat that the meet is here in the USA – make it TrackTown World for this week!
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I was at Hayward yesterday morning and saw the 10k final. That was one of the coolest sporting events I've ever seen in person -- the crowd was absolutely electric...for a 10k!
Saw two Marist shirts in the stands, too. Who else went?
@tom w, Emily Burns and Denise Grohn are there!
Wasn't either of them. The folks in Marist shirts were both men, probably in the their 20s.
Marist alum '18 James Ball is also there, based on his instagram feed. That might be who you saw.
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