Tom Jordan is speaking at the Eugene Running Company on Monday, May 28, at 7 pm. He'll speak about the exciting Prefontaine Classic to be held on June 10. We invite you to join us. Raffle prizes courtesy of Nike and the Eugene Running Company.
For more than three decades, Tom Jordan has carried the torch for the late, great Steve Prefontaine. Tom authored the book Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine. He also served as consultant on the 1998 Warner Brothers movie "Without Limits".
For 33 years, Tom Jordan has produced the Prefontaine Classic. It is the premiere track and field meet in the United States and the only stop in North America for the prestigious World Athletics Tour. The IAAF ranks it first among all meets held annually outside of Europe. Tom is responsible for bringing the greatest athletes in the world to our community each year. This year the greatest long distance runner in the world, Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele, will be running on Hayward Field. Bekele is the current world record holder for 5000m and 10,000m and is considered by many experts to be the most dominant distance runner of all time.