With apologies to this morning's 20k Race Walk, the U.S. Olympic Trials for Track & Field get going in earnest tomorrow at Hayward Field.
There will be two finals contested on the opening day -- the men's shot and the men's 10,000 meters.
There are compelling local rooting interests in both.
The heavy favorite in the men's 10,000 is former University of Oregon star Galen Rupp, who now runs for the Portland-based Nike Oregon Project.
Also in the 10k field with real chances to make the U.S. Olympic team are Hassan Mead (Oregon Track Club Elite), Eric Jenkins (UO/Oregon Project), Shadrack Kipchirchir (Portland-area resident/U.