We come out here with no tickets.  We get tickets.  We decide we should give away tickets.

Don’t ask me.  But if you’re in the Eugene area this weekend, or know someone that is, we are raffling off tickets for the final two sessions of the Trials, to benefit the American Cancer Society.  Enter at the Running Film Festival today or tomorrow — going on at 13th & University in Columbia 105 on the U of O campus — it’s just $10/chance for two seats (together) for Saturday and Sunday, or $5/chance for a single seat for the final day.  That includes the 1500m finals ‘n shit.

We’ll be announcing the winner before the Saturday session.

Come on now guys, this Goucher thing is getting a little ridiculous.  What is everyone so upset about?  So the guy gets into the 10k with a little home cooking from Nike Oregon Salazar inc.  No biggie.

All of you little guys that are up in arms over the “shady” or “suspicious” nature of the acceptance process need to realize you are “little” guys for a reason, you don’t schmooze.  Salazar schmoozes.  If you don’t schmooze, you lose, and this situation has illustrated that fact perfectly.

Aside from GoucherGate, the two days off have been a good respite from track action but I think everyone is once again ready to turn their attention away from “enjoying each other’s company” and back to the track.  Where you don’t have to worry about saying stuff and listening to things.

The upcoming events of note are thus: M & W 1500, M 10k, M & W Steeple, M & W 400.  There’s other stuff going on, I suppose, but I’m only one man.

The men’s 1500 is going to be the bee’s knees for sure where we all can follow the walking soap opera that is Alan Webb’s career.  Whether he does well or poorly, this trials is going to be a turning point in his career.

Also, the men’s 10k will be scintillating with, presumably, a strong Oregon crowd for the Ruppinator.

–ben