Topic: Steve Prefontaine

36 years ago: May 30th, 1975: Steve Prefontaine dies

Whether you visited Pre's Rock on Skyline Boulevard, the statue in his hometown of Coos Bay, or went for a run, the legacy lives on.. . "36 years...

About That Retirement...

Ladies and gentlemen, nine days ago in this space I announced my retirement from marathon running. Let me finish.. Recently I heard of a marathon that sounded intriguing. No, intriguing is too weak a word. But I'm confident that I can ...

Names & faces

0 View Larger Image Manny Pacquiao . Once again, he will carry the weight of an entire country on his shoulders in tonight's scheduled 12-round ...

Steve Prefontaine

Steve Roland Prefontaine was an American middle and long-distance runner who came to prominence in the 1970s. At the time of this death, he held every American record from 2000 meters to 10000 meters. Known as "Pre" to his fans, Prefontaine was ...
Running is a peculiar sport that so many people do year round, yet hate at the same time. Each comes with their own set of goals that you the runner need to set for yourself. Apparel is a great extrinsic form of ...

Guide to Long Distance Running

For beginners and experienced runners alike I'm more than willing to bet that you are in search of a comprehensive guide to long distance running. What are some of the concrete steps I can take that will lead me to be ...

25 Inspirational Running Quotes

"Running is a big questionmark that's there each and every day. ?Frustrationis the first step towards improvement. Eventually you learn that thethe level of condition that I have now, that (New York Marathon) was without a doubt thehardest physical thing I ...

Still alive and kicking

As I close in rapidly on the big 5-0, I couldn't help but being saddened by all of the great American icons whom have passed away in my life time.I've laughed at Groucho Marx, Johnny Carson, Charlie Chaplin and ...

Other Voices

Shortly after humans started running, some 150,000 years ago, they divided into two camps: old school and new school. They are also self-proclaimed purists who would never run while listening to an iPod, prefer cotton t-shirts to ones made of fabrics ...

Those Rupp-Pre Comparisons

Rupp is now one day older than the legendary Steve Prefontaine ever got to be before perishing in a car crash. Like Pre, Rupp is an Oregon native - the two phenoms even had the same barber. Rupp broke Prefontaine's high school ...