Running
Continued from Page 18
ing up to a plateau of 3-5 miles
a day. “Just run moderately,”
she says.
Shoes, of course, are a
prime consideration, and
Warner suggests a pair that
are above all comfortable and
also have adequate support in
the heel and midsole. Clothing
is important as well, and Roy
suggests wearing layers of
clothes, so you can take off
one or more layers depending
on the weather.
“It’s very important not to
get too hot or too cold,” Roy
says.
Nutrition is an important
consideration. Over the years,
many athletes and coaches
have searched for a special
diet or ingredient to maximize
fitness or performance. Others
have tried vitamin sup
plements. Roy says these
special treatments will not im
prove the performance of a
person on a well-balanced
diet, based on the four food
groups.
"At the present time, scien
tific knowledge suggests that
the nutritional needs of the
athlete are no different than
the non-athlete.”
A good guide to some of the
injuries involved with running
and ways to avoid them is a
book Roy co-authored, titled
Sports Medicine. In it, he lists
a number of factors that often
lead to injury. These include
hard surfaces, change of sur
faces, downhill running, lack
of flexibility and muscle
weakness, overstriding, over
distances, overtraining and
poor posture, especially lean
ing too far forward. In all, the
book serves as an excellent
reference for the serious, and
safe, runner.
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Wind
you’re out you should be
prepared to spend some time
in the water,” says sailboard
instructor Chris Day. “The
whole key to it (windsurfing) is
sensitivity.”
Day teaches windsurfing on
Dorena Lake at Baker Bay and
also helps out with the Univer
sity classes when they take
their first ride.
All sailboard instructors are
certified by the world
sailboard organization —
Windsurfing International. For
a windsurfer to get her cer
tification she must prove her
ability on the sailboard. The
next step is taking written and
oral tests on safety and sailing
theory. After this is com
pleted, a surpervising instruc
tor teaches the new instruc
tors teaching techniques.
The supervising instructor
for the Eugene area is Jim
Prinslow, who teaches at Or
chard Point on Fern Ridge
Reservoir, and also teaches fo
the Eugene Parks and Recrea
tion Department.
Prinslow says that windsurf
ing is a year-around sport but
“you have to be fairly hearty”
and own a wetsuit to windsurf
during the winter.
Prinslow believes the best
place in Oregon to windsurf is
the Columbia River Gorge and
Hood River. He says the winds
are always between 20 and 30
knots and the only problem is
finding a parking spot.
According to Prinslow, peo
ple are coming from Hawaii,
Canada, the East Coast, and
Europe to surf the Gorge.
Windsurfing is not just for
recreation — it is a com
petitive sport. There are com
petitive races and board sail
ing will be an event in the 1984
Summer Olympic Games in
Los Angeles.
The triangle race is the
eveent that will be contested
during the summer games.
There are other types of com
petition, including the slalom,
which is like the skiing slalom
(race between buoys), and the
freestyle competition, which
consists of ballet and wave
riding.
You don’t have to be an
Olympian to race competitive
ly. Every Thursday night from 5
p.m. till dark at Fern Ridge's
Orchard Point, there are races
open to anyone who would like
to race.
Throughout the year there
are other competitions open
to the public such as the Col
umbia River Blowout which is
the 20-mile race from Bon
neville to Hood River, the Pro
Am, and the state
championships.
Boardsailing is growing into
its maturity and for this reason
attempts are being made to
turn windsurfing into a Univer
sity club sport.
There are also hopes of in
tercollegiate competition in
windsurfing in the Northwest
as is the case on the East
Coast.
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ing on the trail, which is a mile
long loop that winds through a
grassy area and skirts a small
forest.
To reach the trail, which is
one mile southwest of cam
pus, take University Street to
24th Avenue, turn right on 24th
Avenue and follow it until you
hit Amazon Street. The trail
will be on your left.
For a more rugged run, try
the newly opened Ridgeline
Trail, which winds up the side
of Spencer’s Butte. The butte
is located directly south of
Eugene, and its peak reaches
nearly 1,000 feet. The uneven
dirt trail skirts the side of
Spencer’s Butte, roller
coasting through densely
wooded forests which occa
sionally offer a clear spot
where you can glimpse
Eugene, the Cascades, or the
Coast range.
There are two cut-off points
along the way if you decide
not to run the length of the 3.5
mile trail. One of the cut-offs
will take you up to the peak,
which offers a panoramic view
of the southern end of the
Willamette Valley on a clear
day.
For more information on
local running trails, contact
the Eugene Parks and Recrea
tion Department at 858 Pearl
St. (fourth floor) or call
687-5333.
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