Disclaimer: pardon my French. I don't want to win unless I know I've done my best, and the only way I know how to do that is to run out front, flat out until I have nothing left. Winning any other way is chicken-shit. - Steven Prefontaine, Without Limits Anyone who's been running any moderate amount of time - especially if you ran in high school - is probably familiar with Prefontaine. He's the gateway drug for young runners learning about the history and tradition of their sport. (Because of that, he's also probably overrated as an athlete, but that's a topic for another time) Pre is also a quote-machine, and I don't think this one sums up his trademark front-running style best of all. Now, I don't completely agree with his sentiment. I like the parts about 'winning doing your best' and 'winning any other way is chicken-shit,' but I'm n
Inside the mind and legs of a sub-elite distance runner