One of my favorite races of the year took place on Tuesday evening, July 5th. The Nick Symmonds Springfield 800, usually held in the fall, was moved up a couple months this year to coincide with an off-day during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field trials being held in neighboring Eugene. With so many athletes and track fans in town for the Trials, the turnout for the 5th running of this unique road 800 meter…
My favorite race of the year is coming up! Is it a historic 10k on the downtown streets of a major city? Is it a breathtakingly scenic trail run through the woods, past mountains and lakes? Is it a relay with enthusiastic and sweaty teammates crammed together in a van overnight? None of the above. While all of those kinds of events are great, my favorite race is relatively small and low-key, and lasts only…
What has quickly become my favorite race of the year is coming up on Saturday, September 26th. The 4th Annual Nick Symmonds Springfield 800 is a unique chance to test your pure speed on an arrow-straight and pancake-flat 800 meter road course. Hosted by the namesake Olympic 800 meter star and Springfield native Nick Symmonds, the race features separate heats for Youth, Open, Masters, and Elite, male and female, so when you’re not racing you…
Friday afternoon I drove over two hours one way to race for under 140 seconds, and it was totally worth it. The Nick Symmonds Springfield 800 has quickly become one of my favorite races of the year. Now in its third year, the event is a straight 800 meter road race hosted by Olympian and former Willamette University runner Nick Symmonds. With separate heats for walkers, and youth, masters, open, and elite runners, there is…
