#tracktown

[yourninjasareajoke]

lots of track feat. potential adventure and misery monopoly

oregon relays music was buss

[lucianopodes]

Vocês gostam de correr na praça e no parque? Agradeça a essa figura lendária chamado "Steve Prefontaine". Sua chama competitiva, estilo raçudo e carisma natural encantaram multidões e inspiraram uma nova geração de corredores a persistir e se esforçar ao máximo. Em 1973, dois anos depois do nascimento da marca Nike e do aparecimento do primeiro Swoosh em um tênis, a então jovem empresa de calçados assinou seu primeiro contrato com um corredor célebre. Nascido no estado americano do Oregon, este fundista era dono de vários recordes nacionais, já havia competido nas pistas de atletismo nas Olimpíadas de Munique em 1972 e estrelado a capa da revista Sports Illustrated como “O Prodígio das Provas Longas”. Hoje 25/01/2023, estaria completando 72 anos, e apesar da trágica morte num acidente de trânsito, seu legado está na memória de cada atleta amador e profissional que se aventura na corrida. The meet should be a “𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙚 - 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.” Bill Bowerman, 1975. Today we celebrate Pre's 72st birthday by carrying on his legacy & introducing the 2023 #preclassic #tracktownusa #tracktown #trackandfield #diamondleague @prof.lucianodornelles (em Por Ai) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2UsS9uMzs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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⚡️flashback⚡️ Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon. 2012 USA Olympic Trials. . The 2024 USA Olympic trials are coming back to the new Hayward next weekend. See ya there! #tracktownusa . . . . #usolympictrials #haywardfield #eugeneoregon #universityoforegon #goducks #usatf #jeffcohenphoto #tracktown #historichaywardfield #trackandfield #athletics @tracktownusa

[dreamsaretangiblegoals]

MSTCA Speed Classic (Small School) Preview 2022

I AM BACKKKK !

To be honest I hate the word Small especially when we are talking about XC & TF. Yes Yes I get it, the criteria is the size of the school population. However I am a true believer it is not the size of the team or the competitor it’s the heart of the Champion, the heart of the warrior. This Sunday December 18th, 2022  in the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center, the MSTCA will be hosting the 2nd part of the Speed Classic Weekend. The heartbeat of the assassin’s will be heard. There is nothing small about the competitors we will see the likes of starting in the

GIRLS 55H

Last time I saw my home girl from Auburn Massachusetts Katherine DeFosse she was 7th a year ago in the Meet of Champions with a time 8.75. Defosse comes in with the number one seed time, and looking forward towards a big race sunday. Coming out the Blocks with DeFosse will be Cam Travis from Hurdle U aka Plymouth South, recently it was Katrina Sullivan who has graduated and moved on to I believe Holy Cross.. Can someone in the comment section verify Back to Travis if you know Plymouth South they will be in the mix. 

Boys 55H

My Main Man from the North Shore Ean Hynes from Newburyport seeking to get the Clippers some valuable points down the road. This weekend look to see Hynes, be accompanied out the block by the O’Riorden Family (Sawyer) seeking to make a name for himself as older brother Tristen O’Riorden took his talents to Umass Lowell, look for Nashoba to be in the mix. Nolan Palmer more Hurdle U aka Plymouth South and Arman Araujo Wareham, Brennan Shea East Bridgewater will be in the hunt 

Girls 55

We will have an Ava VanBuskirk sighting, the talent out of Marlborough is going to have a big day with top times in the 55 & 300 Meters. North Reading’s Ava McIntyre & Kayla Bundy will be mixing it up with Pentucket girls off Sdyney Trout, Sage Smith, Resse Gallant. I would love to see Ruby Codrington out of Westwood shake this entire race up. 

Boys 55 

This weekend Small School Speed Classic no cliche will be won in the blocks, no clear cut winner just the entry seeded time. The number one seed coming into the meet is Julian Ram-Tylerbest out of Medfield with a time of 6.71, however sitting in 10th place is William Acquaviva from Newburyport, the Acquaviva has produced talent over the last several years don’t be surprise to see Will stick his nose into it this weekend. My boys from Littelton Tyler Castillo & Paul Neary, (Neary) Family salute will be representing Tracktown USA. Keep an eye of Jaiden Mcniss Nantucket, Yanni Kakouris Pentucket always a tough act and last but not least Chirs Oman from East Bridgewater. 

Girls 300 Meters 

Can Vanbuskirk break 41 sec in the 300 ?  How will Stroope & Felts from Newburyport respond ? Or will Maddie Grogan from Walpole be my sleeper athlete of the meet only time will tell that’s why we race

Boys 300 Meters

Man oh Man this is like a family affair.. Michael Long representing the Long Family from Ashland, Mike has been working hard creating a name for himself, look for the TVL’s Finest seeking to dip below 36.. However, Tim Smith from Lunenburg and my main man Gabe Merrow are going to give Mike everything he is looking for, how gets the 200 first ?

Girls 600 Meters

This is going to be a good one… 400HH Specialists my home girl is back Giulana Ligor from North Reading, but she will be challenged by my other home girl who had an amazing XC Season look out for Mia Jilani from Milton. I see Caroline Collins is entered in this event, looking forward to see the Nashoba Junior race, watch out for Pope Francis Brenna Sears 

Boys 600 Meters

Maybe the race of the day we shall see. School Record Holder Senior Extraordinaire my main Man Zach McClure from Lunenburg will have his hands full with the likes of Samuel Secor from Bromfield and Evan Cherry from Littleton.  Winner runs sub 1:24

Relays 

Boys 4x200: Littleton; Pentucket, Nashoba Can Newburyport break 1:37 to crash the party

Girls 4x200: North Reading, Newburyport, Pope Francis look out for Pentucket 

Boys 4x400: Snowball Fight between Bromfield, Lunenburg, East Bridgewater, Douglas, Pentucket, - This could be the race of the day -TBD Sunday 

Girls 4x400: Littleton, Newburyport which Lunenburg team has Abby Rodriquenz anchoring, maybe the faster of the two, as they enter two teams.

I will be announcing on the Live Stream, I will see you in the Live Chat. Athletes , Coaches don’t be shy don’t be a stranger come kick with me. How should come to booth ?

#WeAreLive

#SpeedClassic2022

#SmallSchoolPreview

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[funsimplethings]

[running-4-mylife]

{Twas the night before the 2nd meet of indoor track

So she watched running movies, painted her nails, and started to pack.

She rolled out and iced her legs so she'd feel fine

For tomorrow's race when she'd have to toe the line.

She instilled her mantras in her head

So come tomorrow she can get this bread.}

-Late night pre meet running poetry😂

[theshoeaddicts]

.@thekorimonster preparing for the start of the 400m Hurdles Final at the 2016 US Trials in Eugene, OR. Photo by Mike Deering, the Shoe Addicts #TrackTown16 #Jordan #UStrials #trackandfield #running #400mhurdles #athletics #track #eugene #tracktown #Haywardfield #RunBlogRun #theshoeaddicts #letsrun (at Hayward Field)

[treatswithbeats]

When the pizza 🍕 takes you back #goducks #tracktown #tracktownusa #pizza #100meterdash #eugeneoregon (at Track Town Pizza - Campus (Official Site)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBPATbnASCR/?igshid=n9od73axpzcp

[darrylsdynasty]

..real happy a friend 'introduced' me to this sweet sweet person! Alexi Pappas, a runner, a creative, a sweetheart, a cookie monster 🍪 🍪👌 ..make sure to check her vlog, super nice and funny stuff,every single clip.

[jovialvegetarianfreak-blog]

Why would an officer need a liaison? #tracktown (at Springfield Police Department - Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Nn0ZugQBR/?igshid=1lilrnpsrnab1

[94monkeys]

Last night I saw this movie, “Tracktown,” directed by Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teicher. Pappas is an American runner who competed for Greece in last year’s Olympics (and won last year’s Shamrock Shuffle here in Chicago!); she stars in the movie and co-wrote and co-directed with Teicher, also her fiancé. 

The movie follows track star and college student Plumb Marigold across three days as she tries to make the Olympic team in the 5K; squeaking by in the preliminaries, she’s forced by her coach to take a day off, finding herself at loose ends without the structure of training. So driven and professional in one area of her life, Plumb still has a little growing up to do: Should she keep living with her dad (Andy Buckley from “The Office”) or move out? What will she do if her training partner (Rebecca Friday) quits the team? 

I’ve been looking forward to this movie for a while (I believe it premiered at LAST year’s Olympic trials) and not surprisingly, I liked it. It’s still rare to find movie about a young female athlete that takes her seriously but doesn’t take itself too seriously at the same time. It has a very winsome, sweet feeling underlined by Pappas’ voiceover, which delivers motivational quotes from everyone from Winston Churchill to fictional character Rocky Balboa. The movie does a great job of building a world around Plumb and her friends and family, such that one feels that every extra is out there having a full life offscreen. If you like movies like “The Spectacular Now” or “Adventureland,” you’ll probably like this one.

That said, it’s not for everyone. I think viewers will be either love-it-or-hate-it on Pappas’ performance; I liked her, but I also had the benefit of listening to interviews with Pappas beforehand and recognizing how different her character is from her. The movie is very insular in the way it treats distance running, and without knowing what little I know about that universe I probably would have been very confused. It all gives the movie a very cozy “for us” feeling -- I was super pleased with myself to spot Alysia Montaño in a cameo -- but I also hope the filmmakers expand their horizons with their next project.

So far Pappas has been balancing her movie-making and running careers; I hope she continues to do it. If it’s not playing near you, you can find "Tracktown” now on iTunes. 

[camsellsstuff-blog]

Space and Barkchips

As I round the corner on my last term of Duckhood here at the University of Oregon, I have to pay my respects to the place that has served as home for the last nearly four years, Eugene, OR.

Despite it’s ass-backwards urban planning, impossible-to-navigate one-way streets and crisis-level concentration of people without a home, Eugene won my respect and my routine. Where would I be without El Super Burrito? I certainly wouldn’t have sat in my freezing cold house in the dead of winter, clinging to the warmth of a $5.50 hulk of a burrito that satisfies every single time. I can’t forget to mention Market of Choice, where I willingly spent a fortune on overpriced salads and deli-case creations. No regrets there, it’s a soul-warming place to shop. Then there’s Pizza Research Institute, where I’d dare any pizza snob to dine and not leave with a fiendish appreciation for what goes down on that dough.

Looking ahead to life in New York City prompts a simultaneous stare back into the immediate past. On one hand I can’t wait - for the flow of people to the pace to the inexhaustible array of restaurants and hole-in-the-wall gems. On the other, I’ll miss the Track Town air. I can be galloping on bark-chip trails in less than four minutes from my front door. That’s hard to beat, and definitely not a perk available in the Big Apple.

Eugene makes escape accessible. Daydream for a few minutes too many on a run, and suddenly you’re outside city limits, with Doug firs and wooded ranches making you forget that the run started on a sidewalk. Maybe I’ll find the same freedom in New York, maybe not. Either way, I can say that Eugene and all of its quirks have helped me grow into a person now departing with a strong sense of self, nurtured by the nonsensical physical space of this little town.

[bluecollarfilm]

Tracktown (2017)

Plumb Marigold is a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life: The Olympic Trials. But when an injury forces her to take an unexpected day off, Plumb wanders into a bakery where the aimless boy behind the counter catches her eye. In this story that captures the experience of a young Olympic hopeful, many of the actors are actual Olympic athletes -- including co-writer/director and lead actor Alexi Pappas.

Directed by:   Alexi Pappas, Jeremy Teicher

Starring:   Alexi Pappas, Chase Offerle, Andy Buckley, Rachel Dratch

Release date:   May 12, 2017

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Lets go! Hayward field, Eugene, Oregon. 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships. . . . . #usatfoutdoors #usatf #trackandfield #athletics #tracktown #jeffcohenphoto @usatf (at Hayward Field) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfIUMWlr0UP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[davidwatchedthat]

4/6/17

TRACKTOWN, directed by Jeremy Teicher and Alexi Pappas, 2016.

[reasontoplay]

Nothing quite like these gorgeous, tree lined tracks in Oregon and a sunny day to enjoy them! ☀️3 miles and ab work to go into the weekend strong! 💪🏼🏃🏻‍♀️ . 2 weeks out from the @eugenemarathon half! If you still want to run, hurry and register before online registration closes on April 28th! Save $5 off registration with code: AMB2017KP . 6 weeks out from North Olympic Discovery Half Marathon! Let the racing season begin! . #EugeneMarathon #TrackTown #Runner #Eugene #RaceDiscount #Bibchat #RunChat #RunEugene #NRC #WeRunPDX #bibchat #NODM #halfmarathon #bibrave #bibravepro (at Mt. Hood Community College)