Steve Prefontaine at the NCAA Cross Country Nationals

[crosscountrytc]

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift- Pre

[undead666clown]

Steve Prefontaine is my idol. period.

[mamowolde]

no..they should allow cross country as a winter sport to bring in poor nations that cant afford to go to the games. African nations in particular..plus it can help athletes prep for other games

[Mantronn]

LEGEND

[playalot1]

Damn, they started quickly, their legs were a blur... makes me wish i could do better at xc meets but whenever I start with sprinting im dead rest of the race

[rutabega234]

XC is not an olympic event because runners would have to choose between that and track.

[xMaKaVELii]

@rutabega234 exactly...as much as I would like to see xc as an olympic event, it would take away from track...my guess is that the best talent would stick with track and olmpic xc would just be dominated by random kenyans who weren't good enough to make it in a track event

[crosscountrytc]

@xMaKaVELii 'Weren't good enough to make it in a track event." That's because Kenya and Ethiopia have so many talented runners and you can only take so many. Some of them are actually better runners out on the field than they are on the track. My brother was one such runner. Plus, the distance events in track are still dominated by Kenyans anyway.

[xMaKaVELii]

@crosscountrytc That's my point though...olympic XC would be even more dominated by Kenya and Ethiopia than track is...Other countries have a hard enough time finding 2-3 world class athletes for distance events as it is, adding xc would only significantly increase East African dominance in distance running..no other countries could provide even a slight amount of competition to Kenya and Ethiopia in xc, the slim number of elite distance runners other countries do have would still focus on track

[1yoke1]

Prolly a 5k

[coalcoalcoal]

Anyone know their times for this race? how long was it?

[DeathByChair14]

@coalcoalcoal college xc is usually an 8k for guys i believe. i'm not sure the times

[volunteernation16]

XC is the definition of sport. No other sport is more demanding.

[jonnyappleseedable]

If people say that XC isnt a sport, id like to see them try. they need to make it an olympic sport.

[GalaxyDinosaur]

I like the history of Nike in the movie for Pre.

[SuperOlds88]

Coach Dellinger looks like he could still run a good 5,000

[IveGotYourOats]

The guy in 2nd is form Kentucky, WKU Nick Rose :) My hometown

[ncxc033]

cross country isnt contested at the olympic level because it's too hard to standardize...the difference in courses and terrain make objectively comparing people difficult. how would you determine an A-standard for cross country?

[magicjacke3]

@ncxc033 yah but triathlon is like cross country, impossible to standardize, but you don't have to. just qualify by place.

[Doofe2012]

@the 2 top comments: Cross-country used to be in the Olympics until the mid 1920s. Why they took it out, I have no idea.

[cicirunner]

The guy in the yellow shirt at 39 seconds probably bragged to his friends that he was in front of Pre at the 3 mile mark, but when his friends asked him how the rest of the race went, he probably changed the subject.

[runlikeakalashnikov]

@cicirunner i would brag too hahaha

[bf15thairborn]

@cicirunner That was Gary Bjorklund who's times in high school were actually faster then Pre's. Don't dis him because he was one of the greatest US runners of all time just like Prefontaine.

[seemeinHD]

The marathon is an olympic event, isnt that basicly XC?

[YiftertheShifter1]

@seemeinHD No, the roads are quite different to the grass, mud, and rocks that make up a cross country event. It's like comparing mountain bikers to road cyclists: very different bikes and abilities required to excel at either one. Plus, cross country pits athletes that specialize in events from the 1500m to the marathon- the strongest man wins. Track = speed, XC = strength, roads/ marathon = endurance.

[WASTEOFDAY]

@seemeinHD not at all, xc is run on a course with terrain like mud, rocks, grass, concrete, mountains, hills, streams, etc, mrathoning is just road racing, not saying it isn't hard but yeah theres a big diffrence

[tdriftking88]

I just made a facebook page called "Make Cross Country an Olympic Event"...invite your friends and like the page!

[StratoCatser]

HOLY CRAP they started out fast.

[rstipper]

XC should be an olympic event EASY. its more of one that all those crap sports

[VideoBuck]

I read an article many years ago about the 1924 Olympic Cross Country running race, the last time it was an Olympic event. The great Paavo Nurmi won nearly uncontested and looking relatively fresh, but over the ensuing several minutes, straggler after straggler staggered over the finish line, many of whom had to be rushed to the hospital. The article suggested that the alarm in seeing the field of athletes literally devastated by the event in part caused its discontinuation in future Olympics.

[StackLoc5O5]

XC is one of the hardest sports out there...

[mpm2010lbc]

@StackLoc5O5 It sure is man, sure is. It takes a lot of training and discipline just to finish. I ran in high school and just picked up running again, running my 1st 5K in 15 years!!! It's great!

[redSHIFT69]

@StackLoc5O5 LOL. wow. you must be on your runner's high. cross country is for skinny ass nerds who can't catch a football because they have zero hand eye coordination.

[StackLoc5O5]

@redSHIFT69 wow ur fuckin stuiped i play football to so fuck off fagit i bet u never ran XC

[gotpuck1111]

@redSHIFT69 and football is for giant retarded kids that cant do anything but run into each other? quit being so ignorant.

[cicirunner]

@redSHIFT69 Cross country is for the few people in the world that actually have pain tolerance.

[TehUltimateSnake]

@redSHIFT69

Football is for fags who want to touch each other.

[LLilchick]

dude ! that takes ALOT of skill . (:

[scallstar805]

Just send a couple guys to run up the alps first one back wins the gold medal?? =D

[Exorcist92]

Probably don't have XC as an Olympic event because you could run the desired distance on the track and the half-marathon and marathon you hit the roads for . Regardless I think XC would be awesome for an Olympic event.

[mc02072]

if speed walking is an olympic event, why the hell isnt xc

[Exorcist92]

@mc02072 QFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you can speed walk looking like a silly duck (even though I say that it's impressive how fast they can speed walk) why can't you do some real running!

[wwwgotristancom]

i think xc used to be an event, dunno why its not anymore

[bombay55100]

If table tennis is a sport, I'm pretty fucking sure XC is too. Damn Olympics...

[BrianBaldino1]

Pre used his instincts when he ran, that's why he was so great. He never needed to be coached.

[glasseater90]

@BrianBaldino1 moron

[CTrotter21]

MAKE CROSS COUNTRY AN OLYMPIC EVENT.

[uraloser21]

I AGREE!!! so many people who do that!!

[ak47608]

They actually had it until 1912. They took it out because "athletes were excessively tired after the event, and many had to go to the hospital." Pity they didn't put it back though. It would have been awesome!

[IveGotYourOats]

@CTrotter21 Good idea but it already has its own world championships

[Eaglepwnsmuka]

@CTrotter21 they have the 5000 meter which is an equal distance...

[Asafa1]

Donie Walsh came second in that race

[Dphillips010]

What was hiss time????

[GetBackJack123]

Every day before our track meets, I look at this picture of Pre with his 'suicide pace' quote and think of his videos. I get so motivated to work harder than I ever have before.

[tycosedler]

haha same here, I also use it for training runs also...

[cicirunner]

@GetBackJack123 I wish he was still alive

[MargaritasAntesPorco]

XC should be an olympic event. i never really understood why it isn't. after all, they got mountain bike trail riding....and the triathlon as olympic events now. XC should be in there too.

[q14151415]

ya i agree

[run2flyfree]

it used to be an olympic event, thats what pavo nuurmi(i butchered his name) used to be famous for

[GetBackJack123]

Yeah, it would be great. I guess they like the 5k and 10K distances on the track because spectators can see the whole thing, and times are going to be faster (helping to break WR's.).

[cicirunner]

@GetBackJack123 The steeple chase is kind of like cross country but on the track....You jump over stuff haha

[athleteization]

@MargaritasAntesPorco XC isn't an Olympic event due to the fact that it's not a "suitable" summer time sport. (XC runs in the autumn.) However, I think that XC's variability makes a definite contender for an Olympic sport.

[96bklyn]

@MargaritasAntesPorco XC runners, like myself, are the iron mans of any and everyone! well at my high school we are! who signs up to run 3 miles as fast as they can??

[bloom7575]

Where was this race held?

[bionicboy11]

he is a hero and an inspiration to any distance runner!!!

[erikeccles]

Pre never died. Legends never die.

[metareborn]

LONG LIVE PRE

[HybridMovement49]

Pre may have died but his legend will live on forever! PRE LIVES!

[prelives92]

vry true he was on track for it. he lost munich to a bunch off old men. the only class that ever gave him a problem. >:( lindgeren and he isnt cocky hes just happy bill bowerman called him a rube but mc hammer just wrote as song for him CANT TOUCH THIS!! prelives (great vid thanks so much)

[0entries]

those old men were also guilty of blood doping, pre would have gotten silver if the guys that were guilty of blood doping had been dq'ed. One of the best runners of all time was cheated on the biggest stage in the world...........some things just aren't fair

[hsttom]

techoically i think he would of took gold

because he would of set a better pace if he wasn't racing lassie the whole time

[someguynamedaaron]

and the fact he died at 24. that just isnt fair either... he had such a bright future. he already had plans of breaking the 5k record by 12 seconds running 63 second quarters. he told frank in the car on the way to drop him off

shows how goal set he was. and pre always met his goals

[wilhop89]

if pre lived to the montreal olympics he would have defintly won gold

[tubephyllis]

haha, what an ignorant dumb shit.

[ccbastard]

damn! they run freakin fast in the meets!

[waketowakebaby]

it wasnt his fault the drunk dumb shit that hit him was the one that is stupid

[RedsoxNets5]

does anybody know any times for this race?

[12caredee21]

he's ridiculous!

[crater11]

to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift

[GetUpAndTryAgain]

Man you bought this on ebay... that probably means it was someone related to him that sold it. I dunno maybe I'm wrong but if it was, that person should be ashamed of themselves for making profit out of this.

[hippoturtlehippo]

pre was by far the best runner ever!

[EvolutionaryLoophole]

Not even close, sorry.

[XximwishinxX]

American Runner.

BUT i love him. I wished he lived long enough so we can see more of his talent.

&& I wished i had as much detemination as he does.

Pre Lives.

[cicirunner]

I dont know how you were able to find this, but bravo!

[gibsonsg2011]

Pre was the best american runner ever but not the bset ever, he would have been easily if he hadn't died so youg, he just had one to many beers

[johnsteryo231]

wise words

[sabreggelly]

holy shit they were movin FAST!!!

[SprinterBCtt]

doper? are you SERIOUS!?

[kristiechick]

omg he was such a good runner! i want to be like him!

[twinturbo1995]

I wounder what time he ran at this event. Anybody know?

[garicmidknight]

filthy blood doper

[urmomsafagg]

FUCK YOU

pre is the best runner ther ever was ,ur a fucking jew arnt u

FUCK U

PRE FOREVER

[kingcosimo]

your a fricken retard, thebest0234, pre is so good,

[FOBizLOVE]

i love pre

[sportybabe167]

lol talents nothin without hard work.

[maxwest33]

we're not talking about better or best, just inspiring. Now, make your case that Prefontaine wasn't, and isn't inspirational to running. I'll be waiting for that debate.

[codysemrau16]

R.I.P. PRE you are the man. you are my idol for running cross country. prudenshu you cleary dont run becasue you would have respect for Pre.. all runners do. we all love you pre

[prudenshu]

WTF I am a runner. You only know Pre cause he famous, but you don't any other runners besides that huh? You don't know shit about Gail Devers, Hicham El Guerrouj, Robert tibet, Noah Ngeny, Mehdi Baala, Ken. Bekele, Jim Ryun, bernard Lagat. PreFontaine isn't the best. Hes just famous for his records that have already been broken.

[Timothy5193]

times get better through the years because people find out better training.

Pre is a runner who belevied he didn't have any limits and he showed that through his times and achevments.

although there might be more talanted runners Pre pushed himself until he had nothing left.

R.I.P. Pre

[prudenshu]

Yup I agree with you in the first part.

Millions of runners believed they had no limits and pushed themselves. They pushed themselves until they had nothing left. So what makes him stand out? His Big Mouth? His Cocky attitude? His records at the time?PreFontaine had talent mixed with hard work. Without talent he would just be like you and me.

And before you guys go saying whos best or whos a legend please research other runners.

[Timothy5193]

i ageree with your last part

i know there are better runners like El Guerrouj and Ronnie Delany (last irish runner to win the 1500m but hes probably not as talanted) and Alan Webb has a big future ahead of him.

but you could say that about every runner and whats the point of being a talanted athlette if you think like that?

you have to look at their achevements and backgrownd to know where they came from and how hard they trained to get where they are today!

[prudenshu]

I agree with you all the way.

[thebest0234]

fagat! i KNOW about Gail Devers, Hicham El Guerrouj, Robert tibet, Noah Ngeny, Mehdi Baala, Ken. Bekele, Jim Ryun, bernard Lagat. Don't question my runners-knowing intelligence!!!

[prudenshu]

Ok Noob!

[sinschild07]

what kind of a tard uses the word noob? rofl high 5! very nice!!(BORAT)

[xcadet]

honestly, who cares

[josehernandez16]

then why do u watch this u dumb shit!

[mrblicko]

PRE LIVES

[prudenshu]

Pre is dead! Hicham El Guerrouj lives!

[Lagwagon555]

hahahah

[gbenner89]

Get off the man's dick

[MJJlover01]

all pre fans i have made a tribute to pre please come by my channel and click on the video, watch it and u can leave a comment in the video

[nilats69]

pre is such a fucking monster

[deco9987]

Pre was a ledgnd, thats goin 2 be me!

[prudenshu]

Yup a legend but not the best.

[gbenner89]

We know fucktard. Of course Pre wasn't the best but he still had heart and gave his all. Thats the point he's trying to make.

[prudenshu]

Whoa why SO negative? Calm down

[jonnygrifff]

this video is awful wow.

pre rocks 107!!

[delightfulldevenn]

I love Pre he is such and inspiration R.I.P Pre!

[southenator]

wat was his time  on that?

[DoodoPie]

Wow, a 53 second 5k! lol

[sinschild07]

lmao

[bennyben13]

pre was the man

we watch the movie "Without Limits" before each race and it really works

[ewalker1981]

quack quack quack!

[intoatemi]

Pre was an amazing and simply epic figure. He's such an inspiration to so many people. And as to Dannalicicity, YES, people do actually like track. In fact, a few do it for a living! What a concept, huh?

[bollobiLL612]

track was something to do in the spring, for us XC guys that didn't have baseball skills. but yes, XC was way cooler.

[nurunner614]

American distance running will be blessed if another guy comes along and can make even half of the impact that Pre made on American distance running.

[willieb911]

exactly, and now, it seems as if xc has been frogotten amoung society . and our xc team at school gets almost no recognition with our wins, even though we won state last year. and i know we put as much or more effort into practicing and dieting than any other sport. what we need is another pre, to go out there, and get the younger society to notice those who wake up at 5:30 mid summer in 105 degree weather to clock in about 8 miles at a 7:30 minute pace.

[RunnerDude15]

Prefontaine was the man. I looove XC. So much better than track.

[Dannalicicity]

um...does anyone actually LIKE track? no.

[uwlnvrno]

you must be the wimpy type

[Dannalicicity]

how do you figure

[tombjacker4life]

does anyone like track wtf are you talking about?!! Track, cross-country, and any running event is awsesome! so many people love track. so anyway, why did you choose to watch this video!

[sjd8886]

wow, the FAT in 1971 looked like an old man in a funny hat

[kukachu]

XC rules! I like track, but something about going around a circle 8 or 12 times is mind boggling. :P

[N1njai]

Owned...love PRE!

[janet928]

Nice footage...thanks.

[KEA0991]

xc is so much better thn track

[lilzarate]

yep, at least in cross country u get scenery

[uncletreetrunk]

oh yeah!!!!

[JDXC88]

helllll yeaaa

[B4ttous4i]

uh..no

[mrblicko]

uh.. yes it does mofo!

[prrolg]

Without this outstanding guy it is quite possible that you would never have heard of NIKE. There will never be another Pre.

[TehAwesomeness]

Pre was more of a poster boy for Nike, Bowerman was already drawing out the plans for them.

Nike Waffles :P

[Utoobhasbestfreeporn]

Nike, aka Blue Ribbon Sports, was up and running long before Pre. Read "Bowerman and the men of oregon" by Kenny Moore

[prrolg]

So I assume you disagree with me. I commented on what may never have been. There is no way to tell. I hold to my opinion.

[mervrun]

Running owes a great deal to this outstanding guy!!!!

[zippewa]

wow thats vintage...creepy tho...i had sound check your speakers...not true...no sound.

[high5enmfer]

Holy crap. They start off so fast at the starting gun! Pre was a God.

[raysweater]

video came like that, no sound. ebay

[AJ06]

DUDE, where'd ya get this footage, its baddass...

[miguelandadriana]

How come this video does not have any sound?