Steve Prefontaine was/is/and will always be America's greatest middle and long distance runner. He not only inspired the worlds running boom in the 70's, but also inspired Bill Bowerman as to co-creator of nike and the nike swoosh, and also inspired Wayno Spratford on many pre-sunday morning long runs in deeks forrest.
Prefontaine was an aggressive runner, insisting on going out hard and not relinquishing leads. He was quoted as saying, "I am going to work so that it's a pure guts race. In the end, if it is, I'm the only one that can win it". A local celebrity, and of a similar cut to Mark Terracini, Prefontaine gained national attention and the hype leading up to the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Some say that Pre choked at those games. The slow first 2 miles meant that Pre had to take the lead and stop the Europeans famous 'kick'. He ran hard and he raced for a gold medal. As a result, he came in fourth. There is not a medal awarded for fourth place.
If he didn't die in a car crash in 1975, he would be regarded as an old bull.
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That's the problem with old bulls. They choke and die....
I hope you have the numbers to make it through the season!
there are no bulls in the QUON, only confused heifers on heat.
Why are you talking about running?
That's the thing with youngs guys with no idea......if you stop, slow down and walk down the hill, you would realise that he did what he had to do to win gold. He didn't, but gave himself every chance of winning.
This is a lesson that will cost you this season....dickheads
I stopped, got off my bike and walked down the hill and still won Ironman Australia. What is your f*&(ing point Trevor?
I didn't realise Ben Lee was an Olympic runner. Either way, it doesn't sway my opinion of him being an ugly dork.
If we are going to put up pics of people running then that one I have of the Dom lookalike crapping himself is gold.
isn't there a song abow ben lee? oh wait a momen thas "ken leeeee..."
BING LEE dickhead
BING LEE
Doesn't Bing Crosbey sing a song about old bulls? Or was it a reindeer...?
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