Amazing that Pre did this at only 21-one of a kind talent, great heart and the wisdom of Bowerman to coach him--George Young was no slouch either, a seasoned 3 time Olympian and medalist from 1968...tragic that he died so young.
He was trained for it. If you practice workouts that incorporate negative splits (as well as 'fartlecking' and solid speed work/sprinting workouts) then it's very easy to do this in a race. I did it a lot in the 3200m back in high school. Since I was naturally more of an 800m/1600m runner, I always ran the 3200m as a negative split race because the natural 3200m runners I was up against weren't used to the speed I threw in during the second half of the race. The only guys who were able to beat me were the few guys who were already well ahead of me anyway. But since I had the leg speed, I could easily chill for the first mile and then literally run away from everyone else during the second mile.
Bowerman's wry smirk and nod when he shows Pre the time is scarily reminiscent of the look my coach would give me when I ran a PB.
Amazing that Pre did this at only 21-one of a kind talent, great heart and the wisdom of Bowerman to coach him--George Young was no slouch either, a seasoned 3 time Olympian and medalist from 1968...tragic that he died so young.
i met george young at a running camp. A sweet guy who is so humble about his achievements and olympic medal.
Wow, no wonder why we love this legend.
August 13, 2023, and I'm still watching this
Donde la puedo ver
I listened to the tick it really gets you moving when u are running
I don’t know why but I thought about this movie scene when I broke my personal 5 mile record
Im sooo psyched!
Go Pre, I love his Mental Toughness, fierce
Pre at 21 goes to the Olympics,
when I was 21.. I was an idiot...lol
What a talent.
"Pre's People" New documentary on Prefontaine focuses on early years in hometown, Coos Bay, OR. INSPIRING!
Got the link for it? Would wanna see it
You know it's a nice video when it has 69k views
Inspiration Cilp ! Be like Pre......Pre lives ❤
Hell Yeah 💪❤️👍
"How do I do that?"
The splits are on the paper. Hollywood...
I thought the same thing
Awesome go pre !
What's ASAC Schrader doing at the Trials, shouldn't he be bugging people's cars?
Jesus Marie, they’re minerals!
@@nick5422 haha, nice
would have won it all in Montreal
Where can i find this movie??
You can rent or buy it on Amazon Prime streaming.
It’s free on youtube
What was Pre's last 800? Last 1600? I lost all my T&FN from the 70's in a basement flood. :(
Hank as Bill Dellinger
I don't get why the negative splits wouldn't also wear pre out
He was trained for it. If you practice workouts that incorporate negative splits (as well as 'fartlecking' and solid speed work/sprinting workouts) then it's very easy to do this in a race. I did it a lot in the 3200m back in high school. Since I was naturally more of an 800m/1600m runner, I always ran the 3200m as a negative split race because the natural 3200m runners I was up against weren't used to the speed I threw in during the second half of the race. The only guys who were able to beat me were the few guys who were already well ahead of me anyway. But since I had the leg speed, I could easily chill for the first mile and then literally run away from everyone else during the second mile.
nice, that's a lot more strategy than I put into it back in the day!@@brandondaniels9471
i appreciate billy's running form
i don't appreciate his breathing form, lol
what was wrong with his breathing form technically?