Things will get interesting right away when the meet starts today, with the men’s 5,000m heats and women’s 10,000m final. The 5,000m heats seem a little unbalanced, but that’s the luck of the draw, and certainly Chris Solinsky should enjoy his morning and afternoon a little more by virtue of them.
We had dinner with Elva and Russ Dryer last night, and they were upbeat about Elva’s chances of making her third Olympic team.
In the meantime, here are the sorts of things that happen when the running world descends on Eugene:
- Alice Schmidt’s father-in-law is in your row on the flight from San Francisco to Eugene.
- You (well, Tom Ratcliffe) gets stopped in the grocery store by Alberto Salazar.
- You (well, Tom and Scott “Wrong Way” Douglas) get lost on a run and happen upon Pre’s Rock. It’s on a surprisingly narrow road in a nice neighborhood setting. We’ll go back later with camera.
