EUGENE WEATHER

[Conor Dary]

Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.

[gh]

Not only one of the great OT moments ever, one of the greatest I've seen in my 40+ years at the international level in the sport.

Of course, it was low 60s during the rainy LJ yesterday. In Indy it was probably still about 90!

[Alan Shank]

Bring the OT's back to Sacramento immediately !!! Forget Eugene,and everybody else.

Yeah right, those 100 degree days and 50 degree nights were just wonderful, and let's don't forget that you couldn't see the three outside lanes if you were sitting along the homestretch.

Actually, yesterday it was about 72 in Sacramento, and even rained a bit. However, I certainly agree with Bruce about the horrible, horrible stadium where the Trials were held in '00 and '04.

There's obviously no ideal place for a track meet in June/July in the US. Eugene has the interest, but also the obstructed views due to the columns holding up the roofs, the wind-aided sprints, the wind-slowed round races, the rain and the pollen. Still, wish I were there.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

[rhymans]

Basically, you want weather which mirrors the likely conditions in the Olympics. The rain you had yesterday was imitated with yet more vehemence in Northern England when a months rain fell in just over 24 hours. The UK trials today in Birmingham (100 miles north of London) have seen poor performances due to cold weather (Chambers 10.25, Greene 49.48, Ennis 12.92/1.89) which would have been much better in Californian conditions but wouldn't reflect how things may be in London in August. The weather you have is good preparation for the OG

[Alan Shank]

Basically, you want weather which mirrors the likely conditions in the Olympics.

But what weather conditions do you want for the Olympics?? >:-)
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

[unclezadok]

Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.

I remember that well--I was already in the tunnel, looking back out at the track. I figured Lewis could do not anything in those conditions but figured I'd turn around and look anyway. I was not too eager to sit in those metal stands with lightning all around.

[Halfmiler2]

Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.

Indy has had plenty of extreme weather at meets over the years. Before the aforementioned 1988 storm, it was over 100 degrees (F) for several days at the OT. At the 1983 USA meet, during the 10,000m, it rained on one side of the track but not the other for several laps, and during the 2006 USA meet, we had stoppages due to lightning almost every day.

As for Oregon weather, the 2008 OT was an anomaly and yesterday seemed closer to true Duck weather.

[Conor Dary]

Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.

As for Oregon weather, the 2008 OT was an anomaly and yesterday seemed closer to true Duck weather.

November, yes. For June no. Summers are usually pretty dry in Eugene.

[gh]

One should also remember that in '88, as sweltering as Indy was for the first half, it cooled off (relatively) in the second, and at that point it was actually hotter in Eugene than it was in Indy!

[kuha]

Besides foul weather sometimes makes for memorable moments. I still vividly remember being in the stands watching Carl Lewis, at Indy 1988, getting ready to jump and the skies opened up. Everyone was running around to get out of the rain and Lewis, looking calm, waited for the right moment. Took off and jumped 28'2 to take the lead.

Yup. A completely mesmerizing and electric moment--and I'm not making a pun about the lightning strikes in the distance. Unforgettable.

[gh]

we just had thunder; lightning is 17M away and coming this way. We could be in for a serious delay.

[gh]

stadium will be evacuated if lightning gets within 10M.

[gh]

we have been spared

[bushop]

Have the Olympic Games been delayed due to weather?

[gh]

they would if they had an American insurance company

[Conor Dary]

stadium will be evacuated if lightning gets within 10M.

For all the years I lived in Eugene I think I saw 2 lightening bolts.

[fourjz]

Bring the OT's back to Sacramento immediately !!! Forget Eugene,and everybody else.

Yeah right, those 100 degree days and 50 degree nights were just wonderful, and let's don't forget that you couldn't see the three outside lanes if you were sitting along the homestretch.

The Trials are for the ATHLETES to be able to perform without risk of bad performance,and risky conditions.Not the fans.The ATHLETES have trained for 4 long years to compete in close to ideal, conditions like Sactown provided for two straight great Olympic Trials in 2000,and 2004.Sacramento brought the Trials back to respectibility,just like the 84 Games brought the hosting of Olympic Games a profit making pleasure with great weather.And it's not 3 lanes on the homestretch.That's an exaggeration.I've been on both sides.If that's the best complaint for not having a OT for the ATHLETES to perform at their best,with good conditions then that's a vote to bring it back to Sactown.Again today performances were hampered on and most importantly off the track.Pole Vault cancelled,Throws,Jumps,competed under "treacherous" conditions(Dwight Stones).Bottom line it's for the ATHLETES.Ask them about it.

[fourjz]

And we don't want another announcer ,or commentator to say ."That the bad weather might be like this in London". That has nothing to do with our Trials being competed in with ideal conditions.Good weather should be a priority.Sactown provides it.

[Bruce Kritzler]

As for Oregon weather, the 2008 OT was an anomaly and yesterday seemed closer to true Duck weather.

My wife came to Eugene for the first time in 2008, and I kept telling her it would rain 50% of the days. Don't think it ever rained.

[bruce3404]

And we don't want another announcer ,or commentator to say ."That the bad weather might be like this in London". That has nothing to do with our Trials being competed in with ideal conditions.Good weather should be a priority.Sactown provides it.

Is Sacto even in the running for 2016? Do they still have an organizing committee? The guy who was running it must be pretty old by now, if he's even still alive.

[fourjz]

And we don't want another announcer ,or commentator to say ."That the bad weather might be like this in London". That has nothing to do with our Trials being competed in with ideal conditions.Good weather should be a priority.Sactown provides it.

Is Sacto even in the running for 2016? Do they still have an organizing committee? The guy who was running it must be pretty old by now, if he's even still alive.

That's not a problem for Sacramento.

[gh]

the Sacto infield is now synthetic.... there will be no more big-time bids

[Marlow]

I thought I came prepared, but had to go out yesterday and drop a C-note on a better hooded rain jacket and thermal socks.

It's an awful danged good thing that Ashton made this trip memorable all by himself!!!!

[slowjo]

I thought I came prepared, but had to go out yesterday and drop a C-note on a better hooded rain jacket and thermal socks. It's an awful danged good thing that Ashton made this trip memorable all by himself!!!!

Suck it up you Floridian wimp!


(okay I should know this but next trials are where?)

[donley2]

NWS says rain very likely again today. I think the words "Eugene" and "near perfect weather", if they were ever used should be permanently banned from the same sentence. Everyone from the west coast wines like a cry baby about the weather in Des Moines (or any other middle of the country site for that matter) and all I can say is ENJOY.

[polevaultpower]

It's been sprinkling off and on so far this morning.

[j-a-m]

stadium will be evacuated if lightning gets within 10M.

where would people be sent?

[Conor Dary]

stadium will be evacuated if lightning gets within 10M.

where would people be sent?

Corvallis. Then they will appreciate how lucky they are to be in Eugene....

[HopStepJump]

Looking pretty bad today. My wife has been a trooper so far, but I think she's sitting this one out. I really like my seats in U, but that's only when I can use my binoculars

[sprintdoc]

The weather today looks gloomy and dark and steady showers the whole day. Total different than forecast just 24 hours ago called for. No sprints tonight but field events will obviously be impacted and might be a puddle filled night of distance events.

[j-a-m]

The weather today looks gloomy and dark and steady showers the whole day. Total different than forecast just 24 hours ago called for. No sprints tonight but field events will obviously be impacted and might be a puddle filled night of distance events.

Bad news for the wTJer chasing the B standard.

[bruce3404]

I posted this in a different thread, but thought it might be of interest here:

According to the NWS, the average rainfall for June 22-25 is .0325"/day. We've been averaging .21"/day during the Trials or about 6.5X normal.

[Conor Dary]

I see it is 80 degrees and sunny now in Eugene. Now that is typical late June weather there.

Of course it will probably rain tomorrow....

[donley2]

I see several sites in Eugene reading between 69 and 74 degrees with less than two hours to todays first event, knock on wood, are we finally going to have some good weather?

[Mighty Favog]

I left cold and rainy Eugene and came home to a 100 degree day, which is a highly unusual occurrence in the Great Lakes area (in general, and especially in June). Weird weather all around.