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Bill Bowerman and 5 distance runners, including Phil Knight, ©University of Oregon Libraries - Special Collections and University Archives

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One of the greatest runners of all time. One of my personal favorites as well. This guy had a crazy kick! Also one of the first runners to wear Nike running shoes.

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Steve Prefontaine and Gerry Lindgren
#GoPre Steve Prefontaine Wallpaper | #MotivationForce

15 Sep Steve Prefontaine of the USA in action during a track and field event at Crystal Palace in London, England.

I Run Because I Can
A little bit of Steve Prefontaine motivation!!
Freshman Steve Prefontaine, age 19, with coach Bill Bowerman, June 5 1970, Oregon Twilight Meet, Hayward Field, Eugene OR, Pre places 2nd in mile with 3:57.4 time, his first sub-four minute mile.
The photo was taken April 8, 1972, at Husky Stadium. Legendary University of Oregon distance runner Steve Prefontaine beat the University of Washington’s Rick Albright, left, and won the mile race in 4:07.03.

P-I archives: Prefontaine at Husky Stadium

The photo was taken April at Husky Stadium. Legendary University of Oregon distance runner Steve Prefontaine beat the University of Washington’s Rick Albright, left, and won the mile race in

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1973 NCAA champs U of Oregon men's cross country team. Rear l-r: Coach Bill Dellinger, Dave Taylor, Gary Barger, Randy James, Scott Daggatt, Coach Bill Bowerman; front l-r: Terry Williams, Steve Prefontaine, Tom Hale

1973 NCAA champs U of Oregon men's cross country team. Rear l-r: Coach Bill Dellinger, Dave Taylor, Gary Barger, Randy James, Scott Daggatt, Coach Bill Bowerman; front l-r: Terry Williams, Steve Prefontaine, Tom Hale

“You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.” Steve Prefontaine

Prefontaine and Gerry Lindgren "A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into an exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” Steve Prefontaine
Another victory lap for Pre before his fans at Oregon's Hayward field,
Steve Prefontaine leading a cross country race 1969.
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Steve "Pre" Prefontaine winning the final at the Olympic Trials on the world-famous Hayward Field track in Eugene, Oregon ("Track Town USA") (July

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