Hit The Ground Running – The Cover Art

The P and I just returned from a long weekend in Eugene, where the US Olympic Trials are just wrapping up. Eugene is known as ‘Tracktown USA’ and it has more than lived up to that reputation over the last couple of weeks.

As Tim Layden wrote of the Oregon track fans on SI.com this week, “They cheer a sprint result and then look at the wind gauge. It’s totally cool that Hayward Field — think Fenway Park for track, only with a whole lot of swooshes everywhere — is packed every day. It’s even cooler than Hayward fans know what’s going on. They cheer splits. These people bring their “A” game to a track meet.”

We didn’t make it out to any of the Trials, but we did slog our way through Eugene’s annual 10K – the Butte To Butte. Here’s some of the music we used to train for that race…

Here’s the front cover:

Here’s the front gatefold:

[Copy reads: Steve Prefontaine, date unknown]

Here’s the inside gatefold:

[Copy reads: Left to Right: 1) Legendary Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman 2) The waffle iron Bowerman used to make the first pair of Nike shoes 3) Bowerman and star pupil Steve Prefontaine 4) Prefontaine 5) & 6) Oregon track greats Alberto Salazar and Rudy Chapa, who teamed to help the Ducks win the 1977 NCAA Track & Field Championship 7) Oregon’s cathedral of running - Hayward Field]

Here’s the back inside:

Here’s the back:

[Copy reads: There are many theories about what makes a great running mix, but here at the dk presents... laboratories, we’ve determined that a non-stop, balls-to-the-wall, 120mph mix with a lot of adrenaline and few pauses is the way to go. So stretch out, strap yourself in, and let’s go for a run...]

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And here’s the track listing:

LAP ONE

Propellerheads | Take California
Soul Ascendants | Pachacuti
M/A/R/R/S | Pump Up The Volume
Maroons | Lester Hayes
Lyrics Born | Do That There (The Young Einstein Hoo-Hoo Mix)
Michael Franti & Spearhead | Hello Bonjour
Groove Armada | Groove Is On
Missy Elliott | Boom Intro / Pass That Dutch
Blossom Dearie | Just One Of Those Things (Brazilian Girls Remix)
Jungle Brothers | Feelin’ Alright
A Tribe Called Quest | Go Ahead In The Rain (Pimp Juice’s Players’ Paradise Remix)
Young MC | Bust A Move (Radio Soulwax Remix)
Deee-Lite | Groove Is In The Heart
Mylo | Musclecars

LAP TWO

LCD Soundsystem | Losing My Edge
Stereo MC’s | Step It Up
The Beastie Boys | All Lifestyles
Kool Moe Dee | I Go To Work (Bad Boy Bill Vocal Mix)
Zeph & Azeem | That Type Of Music
Lyrics Born | On The Scene (DJ Enki f/ LB & Rashaan Ahmad)
Groove Armada | Madder
Jurassic 5 | A Day At The Races (Featuring Big Daddy Kane & Percy P)
The Kleptones | Plan
Jungle Brothers | Simple As That
A Tribe Called Quest | 1nce Again (The Twister Mix)
The Chemical Brothers | Galvanize
Prince | It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
Mutiny | Lump

Tags: Butte To Butte, Eugene OR, Hayward Field, Hit The Ground Running, Mixes