Steve Prefontaine at the NCAA National 5000m

NCAA 5k Championship. No audio.

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• Pre
• Prefontaine

[raysweater]

Thanks for all of the comments, guys. I can't remember how I obtained this footage but I felt like I needed to share it with everyone. Also, they were recorded with no sound, so don't hate me for that. Glad you guys enjoy it.

[crazydeaf9]

he revolutionized the sport of cross country running

[fstms3]

That's brutally fast! Especially for someone so young!

[bpfastfeet25]

@raysweater This is a 3mile race; not 5,000m. I would suggest correcting the title. Thanks for the footage!

[communique15]

I grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon, same as Pre. I can still remember seeing him often when he was doing his practice runs, when I was a boy. It's really hard to communicate the buzz and aura surrounding Coos Bay, and Eugene during that time. It was the heyday of Eugene (where the University of Oregon is located) being called "Track Town U.S.A.".

[runwithkyrstin2002]

my hero

[MrPhilosophicalpanda]

@BrianBaldino1 That was a 5k. This is a 3mile.

[halfmiler1]

he was the best and there was someone else almost as good.Do anyone remember Eric Reynolds he ran 8:09 in the 3000 meter one second slower than Steve and also ran 8:44 in the 2 miles 3 second slower

[Myhike3]

I hear sound...of my heartbeat...

[467076]

@4241600m No no no it wouldnt have been that fast.

[4241600m]

@467076 ah, I was off a bit in my calculation. 5,000m - 4827 = 173 meters. So, he didn't even have as far to go for the full 5k making his time about a second or 2 faster. haha, 13:22-13:23 stands!!!