June 5, 20251 yr Moderator No. Newer book that just came out that is worthwhile. Available in hardback, or Kindle on Amazon. Grew up in North Bend, and was in 4 th grade when Prefontaine broke the high school 2 mile record. A friend of my parents told us to go watch Prefontaine at a Marshfield track meet, so I can say that I saw him dominate an event as a senior before most knew of him. Beloved, and missed by all sports fans of that era.
June 5, 20251 yr Moderator No. He came to talk to my class at Pleasant Hill. He didn't have much to say, but then we went up to the track and ran a lap, and no he wasn't the nice guest. He won. Pre.
June 5, 20251 yr No. I ran on the same track as Pre... Once. He lapped me in the 2 mile, and probably could have done it again. I wasn't a great runner, but I thought I was decent... Til Pre.
June 6, 20251 yr No. I remember when Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile and turned me into a track fan. Then Pre rekindled that original fire. They both live on.
June 14, 20251 yr No. I'll have to take peek at that. I was in several classes with him at U of O and knew him pretty well, Tried to play racket ball with his sister and never scored a point.
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