Bridget Franek
Two-time world championship team member Bridget Franek is going for her first Olympic team in 2012. She told 1859 about her favorite restaurants in Eugene, her love of Oregon’s climate, and the storybook career she’s had so far.
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Julia Lucas
Oregeon Track Club Elite’s Julia Lucas is aiming for an Olympic berth in the 5,000 meters this summer. She talks to 1859 about her rebirth in track and field and how moving to Oregon saved her career.
Fried Egg I’m in Love
1859 Food Cartographer Brynn Opsahl ate at Fried Egg I’m in Love on SE Hawthorne in Portland and the fare lived up to the hype – Brynn is in love.
Two Ducks Set to Migrate to London
Two University of Oregon graduates put on an impressive show during the opening days of the Olympic Track and Field Trials at historic Hayward Field in Eugene—with both men breaking records. Portland native Galen Rupp (class of 2008) set a new Olympic Trials record in the men’s 10,000 meters, and Ashton Eaton, a 2010 U of O graduate who grew up in Bend, set a new world record in the decathlon. This achievement is widely considered to garner the record holder the title “greatest athlete in the world.”
Geena Gall
Geena Gall just made the 2012 Olympic team in the women’s 800m and is a rising star in US middle-distance racing.
Bend’s Adam Craig talks mountain biking
After the final World Cup in France, Adam Craig took some time out to speak to 1859 about his qualifying campaign, the rigors of Olympic mountain bike racing and where the rest of the season will take him.
Nick Symmonds
Oregon Track Club Elite’s Nick Symmonds has been America’s top 800m runner since 2008. He hopes to leave London with some hardware.
Oregon’s Music Festivals are a Summer Highlight
Waterfront Blues Festival Blues fans should mark their calendars for the 2012 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival July 4 – 8 on the waterfront in downtown Portland. The festival features 150 acts and four stages, along with cool extras like “Blues” cruises on the Willamette, intimate “After-Hours All-Stars Concerts” in the Marriott Hotel Ballroom, and a fireworks display on opening night.
Rodeo Season in Oregon
Summer is rodeo season in Oregon. Check out this list of Oregon’s premier summer rodeos then get out and get your cowpoke on!
