Win Lunch w/ American Record Holer Alan Webb

Alan Webb's name is known by any individual that follow track and field or ever ran a distance event in high school or college. He is probably best known for his incredible breaking of Jim Ryan's high school mile record in 3:53.

He hasn't slowed down since then, breaking numerous records and the most notable being the US mile record in an amazing 3:46.91--a time only a handful of runners in the world have attained.

The winner of this bid will not only get to meet with Alan in a casual setting to discuss running and his success, but also will have up to $40 in credit at the venue of their choice to cover food and drinks.

This is an incredible opportunity to meet the Olympian and Nike sponsored athlete that has time and time proved that American middle distance running is at an all-time high read on...

USATF Indoor Champs in New Mexico, Day 1

Meanwhile in New Mexico...

Just another day at Duniway track in Portland...

The (new) Nike Oregon Project...

Alberto Salazar's training group of elite runners that is headquartered on the Nike campus, has moved out from beneath the Oregon Track Club umbrella and once again is calling itself the Oregon Project.

I suspected there had been some sort of shift because Salazar's runners have been competing in all-black singlets this year. Last year they wore the green, OTC singlets.

I had an e-mail exchange with Salazar yesterday. In it he wrote:

"My group only, my six athletes, will be recognized as (the) Oregon Project."

Those six would be Adam Goucher, Kara Goucher, Dathan Ritzenhein, Galen Rupp, Alan Webb and read on...

Galen Rupp switches gears, will run U.S. Indoors Champs

Galen Rupp has circumnavigated the globe in search of his next race.


Originally, he intended to run at 10,000 meters in Christchurch, N.Z. on Saturday. But that meet has been cancelled because of a devastating earthquake, which hit that city this week.

On Wednesday, Rupp returned read on...

Salazar On Webb: Winning The Big Ones Is The Goal

Alan Webb competing at the 2011 New Balance Boston Indoor Games in January

Salazar On Webb: Winning
The Big Ones Is The Goal

by Jon Hendershott

After Alan Webb clocked 4:00.70 to place a disappointing 7th in his yearly debut, the world-class mile at the early-February New Balance GP in Boston, the outdoor AR holder raged in a prolonged outpouring of frustration and anger that gained wide exposure.
A week later, Webb toed the line for the 3000 at the Husky Classic in Seattle. The 28-year-old Portland resident was in the thick of the contest until the final homestretch when he dropped back to 6th in 7:51.85.
Webb didn’t want to talk post-race, but coach Alberto Salazar said, “Boston was just a race. I’m trying to get Alan to understand that read on...

Indoor 5K American record falls this weekend...

Galen sets American record in indoor 5,000m with a 13:11.44 clocking this weekend!

A day after announcing his move to Alberto Salazar‘s group, Mo Farah and new training partner, Galen Rupp, were able push each other to a couple of 5,000-meter records.  Finishing 1-2 in the last event of the Aviva Grand Prix, Farah took the victory and a new European indoor record of 13:10.60, while Rupp eclipsed the American record.  His time of 13:11.44 squeaked under the standard set by a Bernard Lagat by a mere .06 seconds.

Though the race was paced by a couple of rabbits, Rupp and Farah were clearly read on...

Meanwhile in The Study...

Wednesday Night at the Races, Meet # 4 RESULTS

Wednesday Night at the Races MEET # 4 University of Portland Indoor track at the Chiles Center  February 16th, 2011 ****** OFFICIAL RESULTS  ****** Women 3000 Meter Run
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Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
1 Heineck, Carre               Unattached            10:14.12
2 O'Dell, Krista               Unattached            10:43.53
3 Cooper, Amy                  Unattached            10:49.49
4 Lupescu, Rebecca             Unattached            11:17.25
5 DuPont, Jean Marie           Unattached            11:18.38
6 Wright, Hannah               Unattached            11:34.83
7 Hollins, Keikoanna           Unattached            11:42.62
8 Smith, Colleen               Unattached            12:16.16
9 Moyer, Lexi                  Unattached            12:43.37

Men 3000 Meter Run
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Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Section 2
1 Clancy, Chris                Unattached             8:52.44
2 Bauman, Ahrlin               Unattached             8:54.98
3 Huston, Andrew               Unattached             9:00.62
4 Kimura, A.J.                 Unattached             9:08.04
5 Peters, Kellen               Unattached             9:29.52
6 Myers, Erik                  Unattached             9:30.00
7 Obletz, Nick                 Unattached             9:30.53
8 Scheer, Jacob                Unattached             9:46.92
9 Dudman, Joe                  Unattached             9:47.80
10 Shipley, Tyler               Unattached             9:49.15
11 Luce, Tyler                  Unattached            11:06.23
-- Baghdadi, Hossein            Unattached            DNF
-- Bauman, Oscar                Unattached            DNF
-- Melles, Ben                  Unattached            DNF
-- Burgess, Ian                 Unattached            DNS

Section  1
1 Schupp, Andrew               Unattached             8:54.48***
2 Koh, Alec                    Unattached             8:55.43***
3 Mount, Andy                  Unattached             8:59.85***
4 Edel, Josh                   Unattached             9:09.53***
5 Baker, Jackson               Unattached             9:56.94
6 Hilts, Dane                  Unattached             9:59.20
7 Cuevas, Jorje                Unattached            10:00.00
8 Pitt, Tyler                  Unattached            10:00.15
9 Veasy, Logan                 Unattached            10:03.48
10 Banks, Nico                  Unattached            10:11.14
11 Satter, Chris                Unattached            10:18.08
12 Hazlehurst, Fletcher         Unattached            10:20.72
13 James, Ken                   Unattached            10:34.32
14 Webber, Morgan               Unattached            10:38.20
15 Alcarez, Eric                Unattached            10:43.34
16 Haomagean, Joseph            Unattached            10:43.64
17 Michaels, Jacob              Unattached            11:00.34
18 Winn, Doug                   Unattached            11:28.81
19 Harding, David               Unattached            11:35.30
-- O'Hollearn, Sean             Unattached             No Data

*** =  unofficial/incorrect time as top 4 finishers in this heat ran one lap (240m) short due to official error -- sorry, our bad!

Women  400 Meter Dash HEATS
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Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Section  1
1 Wright, Hannah               Unattached             1:12.77
2 Roberts, Lauren              Unattached             1:13.76
Section  2
1 Smith, Colleen               Unattached             1:14.23
2 Coleman, Evelyn              Unattached             1:23.04
Section  3
1 Trowbridge, Madison          Unattached             1:05.72
2 Pearson, Becca               Unattached             1:06.45
3 Phillips, Linda              Unattached             1:11.32
Women 400 Meter Run OVERALL RESULTS
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Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
1 Trowbridge, Madison          Unattached             1:05.72
2 Pearson, Becca               Unattached             1:06.45
3 Phillips, Linda              Unattached             1:11.32
4 Wright, Hannah               Unattached             1:12.77
5 Roberts, Lauren              Unattached             1:13.76
6 Smith, Colleen               Unattached             1:14.23
7 Coleman, Evelyn              Unattached             1:23.04

Men 400 Meter Dash HEATS
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Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Section  1
1 Platt, Josh                  Unattached               58.03
2 Chen, Bin                    Unattached             1:00.75
Section  2
1 Norris, Timothy              Unattached               58.94
2 Barbosa, Cristian            Unattached             1:05.87
Section  3
1 Lockhart, Aslan              Unattached               56.37
2 Durant, Chris                Unattached               58.01
3 Busch, Nicholai              Unattached               59.61
Section  4
1 Paul-Cash, Jake              Unattached               59.96
2 Barbosa, Jose                Unattached             1:03.93
-- Melles, Ben                  Unattached                 DNS
Section  5
1 Hinkle, Patrick              Unattached               54.87
2 Schoenhelt, Alex             Unattached               55.11
3 Russel, Spencer              Unattached               58.08
Section  6
1 Fantendt Jr., Carlos         Unattached               52.97
2 Abdelnoor, Connor            Unattached               53.73
3 Hall, Mario                  Unattached               55.16
Section  7
1 Sultessa, Budani             Unattached               52.24
2 Sallos, Sol                  Unattached               53.96
3 Hammersmith, Cody            Unattached               54.66
Section  8
1 Miller, Jason                Unattached               52.63
2 Sheets, Loran                Unattached               53.76
3 Clancy, Chris                Unattached               55.63
Men  400 Meter Dash OVERALL RESULTS
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Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
1 Sultessa, Budani             Unattached               52.24
2 Miller, Jason                Unattached               52.63
3 Fantendt Jr., Carlos         Unattached               52.97
4 Abdelnoor, Connor            Unattached               53.73
5 Sheets, Loran                Unattached               53.76
6 Sallos, Sol                  Unattached               53.96
7 Hammersmith, Cody            Unattached               54.66
8 Hinkle, Patrick              Unattached               54.87
9 Schoenhelt, Alex             Unattached               55.11
10 Hall, Mario                  Unattached               55.16
11 Clancy, Chris                Unattached               55.63
12 Lockhart, Aslan              Unattached               56.37
13 Durant, Chris                Unattached               58.01
14 Platt, Josh                  Unattached               58.03
15 Russel, Spencer              Unattached               58.08
16 Norris, Timothy                Unattached               58.94
17 Busch, Nicholai              Unattached               59.61
18 Paul-Cash, Jake              Unattached               59.96
19 Chen, Bin                      Unattached             1:00.75
20 Barbosa, Jose                Unattached             1:03.93
21 Barbosa, Cristian            Unattached             1:05.87
-- Melles, Ben                  Unattached                 DNS Women 1000 Meter Run ================================================================     Name                    Year Team                    Finals ================================================================ Finals   1 Rice, Paige                  Unattached             3:08.02   2 Dettmann, Andrea             Unattached             3:16.92   3 Mckillop, Bryn               Unattached             3:18.03   4 O'Neill, Kelly               Unattached             3:20.99   5 Griffiths, Nicole            Unattached             3:22.17   6 Wright, Hannah               Unattached             3:31.87   7 Pearson, Becca               Unattached             3:36.64   8 Smith, Colleen               Unattached             3:43.61   9 Roberts, Lauren              Unattached             3:43.96  10 Moyer, Lexi                  Unattached             4:07.22  -- Arkhaledy, Kayla             Unattached                 DNS Men 1000 Meter Run HEATS ================================================================     Name                    Year Team                    Finals ================================================================ Section  1   1 Lasbo, Sebastian             Unattached             2:59.55   2 Dudman, Joe                  Unattached             3:00.23   3 Shipley, Tyler               Unattached             3:08.26   4 Durant, Chris                Unattached             3:24.93   5 Lockhart, Aslan              Unattached             3:27.50   6 Russel, Spencer              Unattached             3:33.79   7 Gastelum, Kevin              Unattached             3:35.75   8 Hope, Ren                    Unattached             3:39.46   9 Barbosa, Cristian            Unattached             3:40.43  10 Busch, Nicholai              Unattached             3:48.00  11 Barbosa, Jose                Unattached             3:53.37  -- Hazlehurst, Fletcher         Unattached                 DNS  -- Schupp, Andrew               Unattached                 DNS Section  2   1 Sultessa, Budani             Unattached             2:41.20   2 Nowak, Kent                  Unattached             2:42.84   3 McMahon, Joey                Unattached             2:44.97   4 Peters, Kellen               Unattached             2:49.91   5 Ansberry, Colton             Unattached             2:51.41   6 Cronin, Jesse                Unattached             2:52.28   7 Edwards, Ben                 Unattached             2:53.80   8 Clancy, Chris                Unattached             2:54.42   9 Burgess, Ian                 Unattached             2:56.02  10 Ericson, Lukas               Unattached             2:58.37  11 Schmuckley, Brandon          Unattached             2:58.91  12 Dennis, Lawrence             Unattached             3:00.21  13 Baker, Jackson               Unattached             3:00.27  14 Hammersmith, Cody            Unattached             3:01.78  -- Swanson, Jonathan            Unattached                 DNS Men 1000 Meter Run OVERALL RESULTS ================================================================     Name                    Year Team                    Finals ================================================================ Finals   1 Sultessa, Budani             Unattached             2:41.20   2 Nowak, Kent                  Unattached             2:42.84   3 McMahon, Joey                Unattached             2:44.97   4 Peters, Kellen               Unattached             2:49.91   5 Ansberry, Colton             Unattached             2:51.41   6 Cronin, Jesse                Unattached             2:52.28   7 Edwards, Ben                 Unattached             2:53.80   8 Clancy, Chris                Unattached             2:54.42   9 Burgess, Ian                 Unattached             2:56.02  10 Ericson, Lukas               Unattached             2:58.37  11 Schmuckley, Brandon          Unattached             2:58.91  12 Lasbo, Sebastian             Unattached             2:59.55  13 Dennis, Lawrence             Unattached             3:00.21  14 Dudman, Joe                  Unattached             3:00.23  15 Baker, Jackson               Unattached             3:00.27  16 Hammersmith, Cody            Unattached             3:01.78  17 Shipley, Tyler               Unattached             3:08.26  18 Durant, Chris                Unattached             3:24.93  19 Lockhart, Aslan              Unattached             3:27.50  20 Russel, Spencer              Unattached             3:33.79  21 Gastelum, Kevin              Unattached             3:35.75  22 Hope, Ren                    Unattached             3:39.46  23 Barbosa, Cristian            Unattached             3:40.43  24 Busch, Nicholai              Unattached             3:48.00  25 Barbosa, Jose                Unattached             3:53.37  -- Swanson, Jonathan            Unattached                 DNS  -- Schupp, Andrew               Unattached                 DNS  -- Hazlehurst, Fletcher         Unattached                 DNS

Any questions please contact the Meet Director Jonathan Marcus at marcus@up.edu