<br />Originally the parcourse included six exercise facilities, however those facilities were <br />removed circa 2000. The exercise stations were designed by Lane County Parks with input from <br />the Oregon Track Club and, in particular, Dr. Stan James, local orthopedic surgeon and board <br />9 <br />member of the Alton Baker Park Development Advisory Committee. These stations were <br />designed to provide the opportunity of a total body workout while jogging. The stations provided <br />bars for stretching, a pull-up bar, balance beam, parallel bars, and small horizontal bars for <br />10 <br />jumping over. <br />Final details included the installation of kilometer posts, placed along the path. Signing <br />was also installed at access point to indicate the pedestrian only designation. Finally, a scaled <br />map of the path, with distances and trail identification, was placed near a centrally located <br />parking area, in close proximity to the foot bridge across the canoe canal at Autzen Stadium. <br />Total cost for the project was estimated at $38,400, but actual costs for Lane County <br />came to only $8,000. Federal funds covered $24,000, while $6,800 was donated in materials and <br />hauling. Costs of grading, surveying, and engineering were donated by Lane County. The total <br />construction time for the bulk of the project was 10 weeks, while additional signage, markers, <br />and equipment installation concluded in August 1976. <br />In 1977, light posts were added to approximately 2.5 miles of the path. The Prefontaine <br />Foundation contributed a significant portion of the funds for the project, quickly raising the <br />necessary $9,000. <br />Currently, the trail crosses under the Interstate 5 highway towards Springfield. The <br />original trail never crossed I-5, but eventually tied into the Springfield system with the addition <br />11 <br />. Where the trail splits near the old radio tower and <br />down to I-5, the trail has been returned to the original location. However, Interstate construction <br />necessitated moving the trail twice over its history. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />Michael Dooley, om <br /> <br />City of Eugene Parks and Open Space archives <br />. <br />10 <br /> <br />UPI, Runners trail named for Pre, The Capital Journal (Salem, OR), January 13, 1976, retrieved on <br /> <br />December 21, 2018 from Newspapers.com <br />11 <br /> <br />Wade Bell, Interview by Rodney Bohner. Phone interview. December 14, 2018. <br />December 2018 Pres Trail-Historic Designation Page 7 <br /> <br />