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

Eternal Rookie

posted: 1/25/2012 at 9:12 AM

Pre would have been 61 today

PaulyGram

Fast is better than long

posted: 1/25/2012 at 9:35 AM

Quote from Eternal Rookie on 1/25/2012 at 9:12 AM:

Pre would have been 61 today

+1

Still the most inspirational runner to me. He never wondered if he went out too fast Wink

2013 Goals: 2500 miles / 2:45 marathon? / sub 2 800m / 4:30 mile / sub 16 5K / sub hour 10 miles

Give a man a fire and he'll be warm the rest of the night;
Set a man afire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.

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stadjak

Interval Junkie --Nobby

posted: 1/25/2012 at 12:49 PM

It's funny that both movies portrayed him as basically an arrogant jerk. Maybe true. Never met the guy. Certainly was refreshing to see him run, though.

"Ultramarathon Man" features a H.S. gym coach who gives the author the following advice for running the big meet's mile: "Go out fast, and just keep running." Then, after winning, the coach asks him, "How was it?" The author replies, "Felt pretty good," while buckled over sucking air. The coach replies, "Then you did it wrong. It's supposed to hurt like hell." Reminded me of Pre.

2013 Goals: 18:49 5K • 1:25 HM • sub-3 Marathon • run lots of races

Current Status 5/13: challenging my Achilles issue -- building some base

Chuck Easton

posted: 1/26/2012 at 2:24 AM

Quote from Eternal Rookie on 1/25/2012 at 9:12 AM:

Pre would have been 61 today

Wow- he'd still be out there running like a demon. Stoped by his memorial last May.

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