Signs mapping the running trail envisioned by former Olympic and University track star Steve Prefontaine will be unveiled today at 12:30 p.m. at Alton Baker Park.
The three signs offer a brief history of Prefontaine’s running career, along with pictures and maps showing the distance of various loops of the trail. Prefontaine blazed this trail while training for various track meets before his death in 1975 at age 24.
Prefontaine’s parents have been invited to unveil the signs, and speakers from the city of Eugene and the Oregon Track Club will commemorate the occasion. The unveiling takes place off Leo Harris Parkway, across the footbridge directly behind Autzen Stadium. Today is the first day of the USA Track and Field National Masters Championship at Hayward Field.
More than 1,500 Masters athletes from all over the country will be competing at the three-day event.
Partners in the sign project include the Oregon Track Club, the Oregon Track Club Masters, the Steve Prefontaine Foundation, the city of Eugene and Willamalane Park and Recreation District.
For more information, call the Oregon Track Club at 687-0588.