Scenes from Eugene: Track Town USA

Just do it. Photos: Adrienne C. Wilson

When we checked in last night my co-worker inquired about fun things to do in Eugene, Oregon and the gent behind the front desk told us that the town was all about track and field. They breathe it. Not being a huge fitness addict she quickly turned the subject around by asking where the closest mall was… (Oregon is a sales tax free state.)

I, on the other hand crawled out of bed this morning and went down to the fitness room for a little while. I spent 45 minutes on the bike and I’m really starting to see the effect the biking has on the abs. I didn’t before, but now I do. Which is probably why people think I do core work when I don’t – not on purpose at least. Once I completed my time on the bike I decided to do some intense stretching and then I just danced it out to some track from my Ibiza compilation CD. I retreated back up to the room with my nice gym after glow and with all the good energy thought I’d take a walk down to the 5th Street Market area to check out the shops and soak up the good weather. This wasn’t my original plan, but the weather was just incredible. The market area is about a 1.71 mile hike according to mapquest and took no time to reach my final destination. I spent only a little amount of time checking out the Nike store/museum and some of the shops. Had I stayed nay longer I’m sure I would have spent some dinero I didn’t really plan on spending. Plus, I have to go back down to the area tomorrow.

From the shops I strolled back down to the hotel where I spent a relaxing afternoon organizing receipts, refreshing the resume and chatting with close pals. As nice as it is to go outdoors and “Just Do It,” it can also be very nice just doing little to nothing and something at the same time. Run that food for thought around the mind a few times.

Adrienne