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SPORTS_
Running: Pre’s Trail and Beyond
Another big Eugene-Springfield
run is less than two weeks away.
It's the annual July 4, 1984 version
of the Oregon Track Club spon
sored Butte-to-Butte run. Regis
tration forms are now available at
most Eugene-Springfield area run
ning stores. Before The Race, the
Butte-to-Butte was the biggest
turnout run in the area. This year,
if the weather holds, it may well
equal this year's Race 2 which at
tracted 3021 finishers.
And on the subject of The Race,
we alluded to the good parts of
Race 2 last column. Now, for the
not-so-good:
First, let's bring back Wendy
Ray as emcee, with his natural
humor as well as knowledge of
track and field. The "Star Wars"
guest emcee performed before the
Autzen Stadium awards presenta
tion more in the manner of a night
club comic, making use of off
color and sexist remarks in an at
tempt to squeeze out possible
laughs.
The awards ceremony itself was
entirely too strung out, with the
audience captive to the hot sun
shine and a dance group that was
interesting on an initial "field"
review. Second, third, and fourth
returns were entirely too much
"field ballet."
This, of course, had to do with
the "jam" brought about by the
new race end recording system
which made it difficult to pick
front runners and winners in each
division. I have yet to convince
any women participants that the
announcement of male winners
and only the top woman finisher
wasn’t a typical male gender bias
of taking the men first and hardly
giving proper attention to the
more than 1,000 women competi
tors.
But as was indicated last col
umn, there was more good in this
year’s Race 2 than bad. In fact, or
ganization and officiating were ex
cellent. Without a doubt, the
finish line recording system needs
to be altered, as it was generally
the cause of most of the problems.
Peter Thompson, race director, is
to be complimented for the excel
lent Race 2, and I am sure Race 3
will be even better.
Particularly outstanding were
the Race 2 report cards which ar
rived this past week, giving the
winners on one side and your own
personal report on the other. (For
example, my own time was 38:30,
with a pace of 7:45 per mile, with
a ranking of 1276 for male compe
titors of 2011, and a 1446 out of
the overall 3021, and No. 7 out of
the 26 persons 60 years and
above). Each contestant received
such a report, making Race 2 a
good yardstick for runs, times,
and conditioning the rest of the
year.
It's hard to believe but the No. 1
book on the best seller lists
throughout the USA is Eat to
Win, the Sports Nutrition Bible,
an excellent book putting together
most of the reliable information
now available about exericse and
nutrition. The negative part of the
book comes in its style of presen
tation—too much ego and "hubba
hubba" as if the author, Dr.
Robert Haas, discovered all these
aspects of relationships of good
health and nutrition by himself.
Many of the "good practices" as
well as important features of
nutrition were compiled by Adelle
Davis a number of years ago.
Eat to Win, however, takes the
information of Adelle Davis and
relates it to sports and exercise,
strongly pointing out that you can
get your peak performance with
good nutrition and the use of sup
plemental minerals and vitamins.
Of particular interest is the "eat to
win" recipes in the back 75 pages.
Also novel for a self-help book of
this kind is an index and substan
tial list of books used by the
author in his preparation. The list
ing of "anti-oxidants" and their
importance seems to be particular
ly useful as well as the section on
how to control the bad cholesterol
with a combination of exericse
and good nutrition. Chapter 14 on
the attainment of "Peak Sexual
Performance" is also a strong
booster for exercise and good
nutrition. One of the many Hass
admonishments is "Fat & Sex do
not mix." The price of Eat to Win
is $14.95, with 20% off at Walden
Book Shop, Valley River, Eugene.
Next column: more about the
Butte to Butte race and how to
avoid possible injuries on that
event.
—Jack Craig
(lack Craig is a longtime runner in the
area, running 6 to 10 miles each day on local
trails. He is now in the process of publishing
a local newsletter on running as a follow-up
to this column, carrying the same name ti
tle. For information about his newsletter or
questions about local running, write to Pre's
Trail 6 Beyond, P.O. Box 1211. Eugene.
OR 97440. and you 'll receive an information
sheet.1
Sri Chinmoy
Marathon
Team
The one thing Eugene is really
famous for is running. Besides the
high percentage of people who
run and the number of world class
runners who live here, we also
have more organized races per
weekend than any other city our
size.
An organization that helps con
tribute to that statistic is the in
ternational Sri Chinmoy Mara
thon Team (SCMT). If you
haven't heard of them yet, you
probably haven't been looking.
They have put on seven runs an
nually for the past three years in
Eugene. The Eugene chapter of
the SCMT is formed by four peo
ple who pride themselves on put
ting together high quality, well
organized races at a reasonable
cost to the runners.
The SCMT is a nonprofit ath
letic service organization with over
60 chapters throughout most of
the free world. It is headed by Sri
Chinmoy, a contemporary spir
itual teacher who advocates sports
and physical fitness, along with
contemplative practices for build
ing a balanced, progressive and
fulfilling lifestyle. Sri Chinmoy
lives in New York City where
twice weekly he conducts Sri
Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation
at the United Nations, and, held in
Washington, D.C., the newly in
augurated Sri Chinmoy: The
Peace Meditations at Congress.
He has also twice received com
mendations from the President’s
Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports for his work in promoting
athletics.
According to Sri Chinmoy, the
benefits we can gain from athletic
activity include not only im
proved physical health and release
of tension, but a sense of dynamic
enthusiasm toward life and the ex
perience of self-transcendence. He
emphasizes the benefit of self
transcendence which occurs
whenever one outdoes a previous
best effort or overcomes an as
sumed limitation. Such experi
ences are particularly fulfilling
and growth-promoting. Sports
provide many opportunities for
self-transcendence, whether one is
a beginner or a champion.
Sri Chinmoy's philosophy of
continual self-transcendence
makes it very natural for his or
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ganization to get into running. A
sprinter and decathlon champion
in his youth, he has taken to long
distance running as a means of ex- •
pressing and enhancing the inner
growth that one achieves through
meditation. He also suggests that
his students run to help bring for
ward their greatest potential.
Through the Sri Chinmoy
Marathon Team, Sri Chinmoy
and his students sponsor a broad
range of public running events, in
cluding marathons, ultra-mara
thons and traithlons, along with
numerous shorter races. In all
these events, Sri Chinmoy tries to
provide ideal performance condi
tions, with emphasis on safe, fast
courses and an abundance of ser
vices, such as time splits and aid
stations at every mile.
Here in Eugene the SCMT puts
on races with a little different
style. Twice a year they hold a
three race series where entrants
will run three consecutive races
and accumulate points for the
final awards. The races are short,
usually no longer than five kilo
meters, but many runners find it a
challenge to race that distance
three days in a row. In June they
hold a 10 kilometer race. The win
ner of last year's event called it the
best organized race that he had
seen in all of 1983. And for those
looking for a real challenge, this
fall the SCMT will be holding
their first annual 12 hour run.
Commenting on such efforts, Sri
Chinmoy says, "When we trans
cend any aspect of ourselves, our
spiritual qualities grow and ex
pand. We are all truly unlimited if
only we dare to try, and have
faith."
For more information about the
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and
upcoming events, please call
342-5234.
—Parash Tourdot
