Tag Archives: Steve Prefontaine

Steve Prefontaine Is America’s Most Famous Distance Runner For A Reason

Posted on June 28, 2011 by jeff noel

Steve Prefontaine’s competitors created these infamous t-shirts, 1970. jeff noel’s shirt look familiar? 2010… Nike has immortalized only one athlete in a bronze statue. Guess? It’s the same athlete that said, “To give anything less than your best is to … Continue reading →

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Associate With Excellence And Aspire To Lofty Places

Posted on June 27, 2011 by jeff noel

Birds of a feather flock together. Associate with best in class. Read carefully under Pre’s name, “America’s Most Famous Distance Runner” Setting the bar too low and reaching it is worse than setting it too high and failing. Next Blog

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jeff noel At Hayward Field, University Of Oregon

Posted on June 26, 2011 by jeff noel

Ok, so it’s not jeff noel, but Jack The Bear, at University of Oregon’s Hayward Field… Tip: Find fun ways to use iconic images, stories, legends, customs, traditions. Think of these as logs to add to your fire. Jack the … Continue reading →

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Prefontaine Never Got His

Posted on November 26, 2010 by jeff noel

Steve Prefontaine placed fourth at the 1972 Munich Olympics at 5,000 meters. At one time, Pre held every American Running record from 2,000 meters to 10,000 meters. Pre was unstoppable. He was training for a gold-medal performance at the 1976 … Continue reading →

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You’re Gonna Have To Bleed

Posted on July 6, 2010 by jeff noel

Ok, so Lane 8 is a health blog that just so happens to also be a running blog – that’s what works for me. You’ve got your own thing. Motivation. How many times does that show up? Passion. Fire. Burning … Continue reading →

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Prefontaine Wasn’t A Ruuner?

Posted on July 2, 2010 by jeff noel

Steve Prefontaine, was America’s distance running prodigy in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s, until his tragic and untimely death in 1974. Pre held every American running record from 2,000 meters to 10,000 meters. Pre ignited the “jogging craze” of … Continue reading →

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Not Even

Posted on June 9, 2010 by jeff noel

If you’re like most people, you’re set in your ways. You talk about change, and you can easily see what others need to change, and in fact, you openly talk about those people behind their back, not because you’re mean, … Continue reading →

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Unless It Matters To You

Posted on January 28, 2010 by jeff noel

This morning, at 4:50AM, while deciding what to write here at Lane 8, found a post I had started in August 2009, but had never finished, never posted. In watching these two videos, it’s clear where my mind was. It … Continue reading →

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Prefontaine 1972 Munich Olympics

Posted on January 20, 2010 by jeff noel

Steve Prefontaine.  The son of an Oregon logger man. Too small for football.  Too slow for track. Not a sprinter. Also not fast enough to be a great miler. But, he could endure more pain than anyone else. He set … Continue reading →

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Favorite Motivation Tip

Posted on December 6, 2009 by jeff noel

Here’s my personal favorite tip to stay motivated: Find a million ways. Who’s going to be more passionate and concerned for your motivation than you? Seriously.  Who? Studying others who’ve overcome obstacles is just one way. It’s one of my … Continue reading →

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