Pre’s legacy lives on a half century after his death. Linda Prefontaine knows the side of him that many did not.

Steve Prefontaine's bold running style was a fan favorite during the early 1970 before the former University of Oregon runner ...

The track star from a small town in Oregon built a reputation as a relentless competitor, but his pursuit of an Olympic ...

Early in the morning of May 30, 1975, hours after winning a 5K race against Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter, legendary ...

It’s been 50 years since legendary Oregon track and field athlete Steve Prefontaine died in a car crash on May 30, 1975. He was only 24 years old. At the time, the Coos Bay runner held every U.S ...

In the half century since his death, Steve Prefontaine lives on throughout Eugene and Oregon as he continues to inspire new generations of runners.

In the winter of 1969, between miles of training and hours of classwork, Rick Riley was thrown an odd job by Washington State ...

Fifty years after untimely death of inspirational athlete, running brand is struggling in a vastly changed world ...

This is where American running legend Steve Prefontaine died in a car crash in 1975. He was, at the time of his death, preparing for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. "Pre," as he was known by ...

But perhaps no name carries the power and poignancy of Steve Prefontaine, the gritty, charismatic distance runner from Oregon whose life ended in a car crash in 1975. Only 24 at the time ...