Drake Moderator No. 1 Share Posted June 5 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. 3 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted June 5 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. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 3 Share Posted June 5 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. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tee duke No. 4 Share Posted June 6 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. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porter No. 5 Share Posted yesterday at 12:57 AM 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. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
