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Video of the Week: Steve Prefontaine

Posted by Jeanne Filed Under: Elite Running, Inspiration & Motivation, Video

In 1972 Steve Prefontaine set the American record in the 1972 5k (13:22.8) and was set to compete in the 1972 Olympic Games. The race shown in this video is the epitome of drive and determination. You can practically feel the lactic acid building up in your legs and your lungs as you watch it. Perhaps it was the impetus for his famous quote, “Someone may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.”

Pre also said, “A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways as they’re capable of understanding.”

Please take a look and see what this race does for you.

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Cocky, headstrong, and genetically insecure, Jeanne is known by her friends as the Tall One. Whether its running a marathon, or ringing bells in choir, this love-able rapscallion finds ways of landing in all kinds zany, madcap adventures. You can find Jeanne musing about life, running, bell ringing, and other things at her favorite hangout, Not Born to Run. When not regaling her public with tales from the trails, Jeanne works as a Web editor for a national newspaper. She is also a freelance writer. Jeanne lives in the leafy suburb of Bethesda, Md., just outside the Beltway.