Steve Prefontaine- The Real Purpose of Running. A Distance Running Story (Without Limits)

A short film about Steve Prefontaine and his aggressive front running style.

[duke]

“I can endure more pain than anyone you’ve ever met, that’s why I can beat anyone I’ve ever met”- Steve Prefontaine

[trevoranderson]

"The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart." Beautifully said

[joeyknowitall]

The heart of a runner is built by the punishment of every mile he runs, by every interval he sprints, by ever defeat he is handed, and not giving up after all of that. You win when you’ve given up everything to become the best runner you can be.

[mohammadosman]

His philosophy of running was on point. Nobody knows if they will live long enough to reach certain milestone but you rather should give your all in that one moment you are in and the rest is history.

[roccomarra]

A man who pushed him self to the limit with a life of pain but he put the pain behind him, and now he can finally rest easy looking back at the pain and aches and be happy with what he did, and how he changed how so many look at running, So sad though he still had so much more to give. “Pre Lives”

[netaprefontaine]

At the right place at the right time. He could beat you. He was a warrior. A angel given from heaven to show us how to do it right. No one did it better and with all out heart and performance. Hugs to my bro!

[controversialhunter]

I just wish I'd seen this movie, when I was in middle school, not 10 yrs after I graduated !

[rollyrod]

Absolutely. He work very hard to win, but how he won matter more than winning. No body did it better than Pre

[charlesking]

One of my favorite movies
Impossible to leave uninspired …

[filipivanovic]

, ,Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it."

[hedleykerr]

45 years ago today we lost one of our best middle distant runners RIP Steve May 30th 1975

[mountainrunnermountainrunn]

He lost the Olympic

He is my idol

At 56yrs old....I run slowest than a way of running.... inspire me to run the best that I can....even if that is slower than av🐢

[phillipmartinez]

I used to watch this before I meets and it gave me motivation, I haven’t ran in about 6 years due to a injury but it still reminds me of my high school days

[LayersOfStrength]

"How he won, mattered to him more." His character determined how he would always try to.

[netaprefontaine]

He was taught pain at an early age. We could stand up and take a beating and not cry. We became concrete angels! I am not kidding. He loved being free later. He wanted a family and children. Just like me. A real person with love, family and lives. He loved you! “For loving him”! I just want my Dad to one time tell me he loved me! He never did.

[marslovesmars]

I ran all my life growing up in the PNW. Do your best, these were the words I took from him. Beautiful person.

[blitz]

Running from the front does have a demoralizing effect on your opponents.

[MrGotair]

We will always miss you and you are still the best there ever was...PRE.

[duckmangooo]

Great movie. The 70's were great, the 70's were Pre. Watching him run was like watching the wind blowing through trees on a spring day, beautiful. No one could Stop Pre.

[dillon_and]

1:09 I said the same thing to some people who gave me strategy lessons..and it gave me goosebumps while hearing it"how I win matters the most"