Historic Haywood FieldIN
Eugene, OR
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David's sprint coach in high school used to call him "maximal gonadal capacity". I think this nickname applied to a lot of the athletes we saw. They are so talented. Even the guy in last place who is getting his butt kicked is amazing. Last year we went to the Olympic Trials in Eugene and some of the same athletes, (Galan Rupp, for any of you track fans), were racing at the meet this weekend, so I felt like I was at least familiar with some of the names. And then I did have David coaching me on who was who. One of the great things about track meets in Eugene is that track is huge here and the fans know the athletes. I on the other hand just cheered for the few runners I did know and then spent the rest of the time cheering for any athlete from BYU.
Here are just a few pictures of the races:
It was a great weekend and it motivated David to get back into running like he used to and motivated me to attempt to make myself run faster. I think I go the same speed whether I am running 3 miles or 15.
While in Eugene we did a few other things. We stopped by the Saturday market and saw way too much tie dye. If you live anywhere else in the country, you probably thought tie dye was laid to rest years ago, but in Oregon it is a thriving market.
Tie Dye Toilet Paper
David asked the guy selling this fine item if the coloring would come off on your butt. That's definitely something to consider before purchasing.
Tie Dye Underwear and everything else you could imagine that could be tie dyed.
I'm not sure if you can even distinguish the underwear since all the articles blend together, but if you look really closely, some one so lovingly tie dyed this underwear.
On Friday and Saturday we also visited Alton Baker Park which has great running trails, so we walked and ran through this park and enjoyed it's beauty.
Willamette River
It was a great weekend. And, I'm sure we will see more of Eugene over the next few years while living in Portland.
4 comments:
The Regional NCAA Track and Field Championships sound like a lot of fun. And, what great weather for it!
I need to know though, how much did you really RUN in those flip flops?
I was laughing so hard when I read the tie-dye part. You and David are hilarious. I can totally picture him asking the dude if the tie dye comes off when you wipe. Classic entry.
I liked your blog title!! You guys have so much fun and I had no idea Oregon was still in to tie-dye--crazy! Looks like a great weekend!
I can just imagine your cheers for the BYU track stars--if it was anything like listening to you at one of Ashley's lacrosse games, I would have died to be there. PS-Take good care of those scrubs for me!
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