from a home-page-linked article:
I visited Speed City when I first arrived in the Bay Area in 1969. That was hallowed land . . . and now . . .
The Echo Summit track had similarly fallen into disrepair, but was resurrected by the community. Any possibility the same could happen here? That part of San Jose could use the facility.
Most of the San Jose community remains unaware of the history of the decrepit piece of land on the corner of Alma and Tenth streets. That piece of land is Bud Winter Field, the practice space of some of the world's fastest runners. Lloyd "Bud" Winter was SJSU's track and field coach from 1944 to 1974 and coached 37 world record holders, 102 NCAA All-Americans, 49 NCAA record holders and 27 Olympians, according to the SJSU Track & Field Web site.
Bud Winter Field is a ghost of its former self. The all-weather track is filled with holes, while weeds and bits of trash litter the field area. The university uses the field as overflow parking during baseball, football and soccer games.
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