We can’t know how many marathon runners finished Sunday’s race with their best time ever. Conditions were near ideal, so chances are good that many returned home with that deep satisfaction of never having done better.
Tracktown USA: Improving for the Long Run
May 15th, 2015 6 Comments
Tags: Bill Bowerman · Eugene Marathon · Hayward Field · Jogging · NIKE INC. · Phil Knight · Prefontaine · Steve Prefontaine · University of Oregon · Vin Lananna
Excellence Matters; Success Doesn’t
March 14th, 2014 2 Comments
Between Ken Kesey Square at the heart of downtown Eugene and all of the University of Oregon buildings that bear Phil Knight’s imprimatur, it’s easy to overlook the legacy of Bill Bowerman and the culture of excellence he attempted to instill here.
Tags: Ashton Eaton · Bill Bowerman · Chip Kelly · Ken Kesey · Marcus Mariota · NIKE INC. · Oregon · University of Oregon
Northwest is Near the Middle in a Wobbly New World
November 19th, 2011 No Comments
Phil Knight brilliantly perceived that manufacturing in the East and selling in the West tilted the economic formula profoundly in his favor. Software development also is weightless, so Bill Gates could pick the quietest corner of the country to become the nation’s richest man.
Tags: Bill Gates · Japan · NIKE INC. · Pacific Northwest · University of Oregon
Fripperies R Us
September 29th, 2011 1 Comment
Why don’t meteorologists study meteors? It seems like they’re getting away with something.
Tags: Apple Inc. · Canada · Don Kahle · Hawaii · NIKE INC. · Oklahoma State University · Steve Jobs