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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:01:09,613 --> 00:01:11,808 Bobby, let's take a pan left now. 2 00:01:12,015 --> 00:01:12,845 Left! 3 00:01:13,116 --> 00:01:14,174 Your other left. 4 00:01:14,851 --> 00:01:15,681 Hello. 5 00:01:16,253 --> 00:01:17,515 Close that door. 6 00:01:18,121 --> 00:01:21,579 Stand by to cue the suits. We're coming to 6 next. 7 00:01:21,792 --> 00:01:23,282 Get the VTls ready. 8 00:01:24,194 --> 00:01:25,024 Thank you. 9 00:01:26,196 --> 00:01:28,255 All right. lrvo, you're on 228. 10 00:01:28,565 --> 00:01:29,691 Philly, you're on 904. 11 00:01:29,900 --> 00:01:32,664 Johnny, you're on 274. And Vic, on 61. 12 00:01:33,303 --> 00:01:34,668 Ready to cue Jones. 13 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,374 Cue Jones! Take 6! 14 00:01:39,810 --> 00:01:42,643 Hello, and welcome to the Olympic Stadium. 15 00:01:42,846 --> 00:01:45,713 This is Charlie Jones, along with Fred Long... 16 00:01:45,916 --> 00:01:47,543 ... for the men's 5000 meters. 17 00:01:47,751 --> 00:01:49,616 An absolutely gorgeous day. 18 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,150 This race has the potential to be... 19 00:01:52,356 --> 00:01:55,450 ... the most competitive of the men's track competition. 20 00:01:55,659 --> 00:01:56,956 Is Viren the favorite? 21 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,062 He has to be. He's been running the best of anyone for 6 weeks. 22 00:02:01,264 --> 00:02:04,062 And he is the current 10,000 meter champion. 23 00:02:04,267 --> 00:02:05,962 He has the psychological edge. 24 00:02:06,169 --> 00:02:10,265 Here he is, winning in world-record time just a few days ago. 25 00:02:10,574 --> 00:02:14,135 I have no specific tactic. I'm just ready when the race starts. 26 00:02:14,344 --> 00:02:15,606 Take 1! Wipe it in. 27 00:02:15,812 --> 00:02:19,578 This is the greatest 5000 meter field in Olympic history. 28 00:02:19,783 --> 00:02:23,412 10 of these men have set world records or won championships. 29 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:24,450 Bring it in! 30 00:02:25,422 --> 00:02:29,654 There's a reason it was the longest distance in the ancient Olympics. 31 00:02:29,860 --> 00:02:34,627 Run the 5000, and you share something with those who've run it before. 32 00:02:34,831 --> 00:02:36,458 - What is that? - Pain. 33 00:02:36,667 --> 00:02:38,931 13 minutes of pain that only they know. 34 00:02:39,136 --> 00:02:43,470 So it'll be a Finnish policeman, a Belgian gardener, a Tunisian soldier... 35 00:02:43,674 --> 00:02:46,643 ... and ironically, here in Munich, from Coos Bay, Oregon... 36 00:02:46,843 --> 00:02:50,472 ... a millworker's son raised in a German-speaking household. 37 00:02:50,681 --> 00:02:53,047 When I talked to Stewart and Prefontaine... 38 00:02:53,250 --> 00:02:56,276 ... I asked them how they thought the race might unfold. 39 00:02:56,486 --> 00:03:00,786 It'll probably be down to Viren and myself, with Prefontaine... 40 00:03:00,991 --> 00:03:02,618 ...trying to chase us down. 41 00:03:02,826 --> 00:03:05,021 I'd like to work it out so that... 42 00:03:05,228 --> 00:03:08,595 ... in the end, it comes down to a pure guts race. 43 00:03:09,399 --> 00:03:10,491 Stand by, 4! 44 00:03:10,701 --> 00:03:12,635 If it is, I'm the one who'll win. 45 00:03:13,270 --> 00:03:16,239 14 qualifiers, 13 on the starting line. 46 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,704 Mariano Haro of Spain has withdrawn. 47 00:03:18,909 --> 00:03:20,035 5000 meters. 48 00:03:20,243 --> 00:03:22,837 12 and a half laps for the gold medal. 49 00:03:23,146 --> 00:03:24,613 The gun is up. 50 00:03:25,916 --> 00:03:28,942 In the fair start, the thirteen finalists... 51 00:03:29,219 --> 00:03:30,208 "Citius... 52 00:03:30,921 --> 00:03:31,910 ... Altius... 53 00:03:32,889 --> 00:03:33,878 ... Fortius. " 54 00:03:35,025 --> 00:03:36,424 It means: Faster... 55 00:03:36,626 --> 00:03:37,456 ... Higher... 56 00:03:37,661 --> 00:03:38,650 ... Stronger. 57 00:03:39,262 --> 00:03:42,231 It's been the motto for the Olympics for 2500 years. 58 00:03:44,334 --> 00:03:47,132 But it doesn't mean faster, higher and stronger... 59 00:03:47,337 --> 00:03:48,964 ... than those you compete against. 60 00:03:49,172 --> 00:03:50,901 Just "Faster... 61 00:03:51,541 --> 00:03:52,508 ... Higher... 62 00:03:52,709 --> 00:03:54,006 ...Stronger." 63 00:03:55,712 --> 00:03:58,010 One runner brought this home to me. 64 00:03:58,415 --> 00:03:59,814 From the beginning... 65 00:04:00,016 --> 00:04:01,745 ... I tried to change him. 66 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:03,809 And from the beginning... 67 00:04:04,020 --> 00:04:06,011 ... he tried not to change. 68 00:04:06,623 --> 00:04:07,954 That was our relationship. 69 00:04:09,259 --> 00:04:11,420 And even that never changed. 70 00:04:12,329 --> 00:04:14,263 He couldn't stand a crowd. 71 00:04:14,464 --> 00:04:16,694 Always wanted to race out front. 72 00:04:16,900 --> 00:04:19,892 Like he was trying to get away from something. 73 00:04:20,937 --> 00:04:23,405 Where and when this compulsion came from... 74 00:04:23,607 --> 00:04:25,700 ... no one can say for sure. 75 00:04:26,176 --> 00:04:28,337 Like Plato and his tale... 76 00:04:28,545 --> 00:04:31,639 ... of the world's creation, I won't say absolutely... 77 00:04:31,848 --> 00:04:33,076 ... this is the truth. 78 00:04:33,283 --> 00:04:34,580 But I will say... 79 00:04:35,051 --> 00:04:36,848 ... it is a likely story. 80 00:04:37,053 --> 00:04:39,578 We're going to get you! You better run, boy! 81 00:04:39,856 --> 00:04:41,756 - Run! - Little German boy! 82 00:04:41,958 --> 00:04:43,983 You're surrounded, you little Kraut! 83 00:04:44,194 --> 00:04:45,718 Your mama's not here now! 84 00:04:45,929 --> 00:04:49,160 There's no way of getting out! You're surrounded! 85 00:04:54,137 --> 00:04:56,128 Get back here, you Heinz! 86 00:04:57,107 --> 00:05:00,167 Where are you going now? You're going to get tired! 87 00:05:00,377 --> 00:05:03,210 Your mama ain't here now! We're right on your heels! 88 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:04,469 You get him. 89 00:05:06,149 --> 00:05:07,776 Get him, get him, get him! 90 00:05:08,885 --> 00:05:10,978 There he is. l got him, l got him! 91 00:05:12,556 --> 00:05:15,047 This is being left to the fastest miler. 92 00:05:15,258 --> 00:05:17,419 Prefontaine believes it's him. 93 00:05:17,627 --> 00:05:20,027 So the American is now committed. 94 00:05:21,631 --> 00:05:24,259 The American in front, almost a cult in the U.S. 95 00:05:24,467 --> 00:05:28,460 A sort of athletic Beatle. There are T-shirts saying, "Go Pre." 96 00:05:31,875 --> 00:05:33,843 There goes Pre. Maybe this is it. 97 00:05:34,044 --> 00:05:35,170 You can't catch me. 98 00:05:35,378 --> 00:05:37,972 You'll never catch me. You don't have the guts. 99 00:05:52,362 --> 00:05:54,125 l haven't seen Prefontaine. 100 00:05:54,331 --> 00:05:57,300 How am l supposed to pick him out of 200 runners? 101 00:05:57,500 --> 00:05:58,489 You'll see him. 102 00:06:14,551 --> 00:06:15,916 Holy shit! 103 00:06:35,505 --> 00:06:38,736 lf Bowerman doesn't believe in recruiting, why are we here? 104 00:06:38,942 --> 00:06:41,809 Because Bowerman doesn't believe in recruiting. 105 00:06:42,012 --> 00:06:43,502 So he has us do it. 106 00:06:45,415 --> 00:06:46,712 This is it. 107 00:06:57,060 --> 00:07:00,257 Well, today you can leave your shoes in the car. 108 00:07:02,232 --> 00:07:03,529 They're here. 109 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,571 K enny Moore. Sixteenth in the marathon in Mexico City. 110 00:07:15,045 --> 00:07:16,569 Fourteenth, actually. 111 00:07:16,780 --> 00:07:18,509 And Roscoe Devine. 112 00:07:19,115 --> 00:07:20,514 A 3:57 mile... 113 00:07:20,884 --> 00:07:23,352 ...when Jim Ryan ran a 3:56:5. 114 00:07:24,087 --> 00:07:27,545 God, is there anything worse than being second best? 115 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:31,918 Thanks for coming to see me. 116 00:07:32,128 --> 00:07:33,618 Mr. Dellinger. 117 00:07:34,998 --> 00:07:36,761 How about an easy 10? 118 00:07:39,069 --> 00:07:41,731 We left our running shoes in the car. 119 00:07:41,938 --> 00:07:43,769 Want me to get them for you? 120 00:07:47,677 --> 00:07:50,908 My mom's inside, if you want something to eat. 121 00:07:51,214 --> 00:07:52,374 Great, thanks. 122 00:07:54,451 --> 00:07:57,181 Boy, it sure lets you know Bowerman's a legend. 123 00:07:57,387 --> 00:08:00,049 Steve's room is like a shrine to Bill. 124 00:08:00,623 --> 00:08:03,114 Oregon is the land of the Bill coaches. 125 00:08:03,326 --> 00:08:05,351 Bill Hayward, Bill Dellinger... 126 00:08:05,662 --> 00:08:06,856 ...Bill Bowerman. 127 00:08:08,331 --> 00:08:10,993 You want my boy to go to the University? 128 00:08:11,334 --> 00:08:13,928 Very much so. Steve's a very special kid. 129 00:08:14,137 --> 00:08:16,697 - This pace too fast for you? - No, it's fine. 130 00:08:16,906 --> 00:08:19,466 l realize l should've started my kick sooner... 131 00:08:19,676 --> 00:08:23,806 ...but l still finished with an 8:41:5, which set a national record. 132 00:08:24,781 --> 00:08:25,748 Oh, man! 133 00:08:26,249 --> 00:08:28,444 Actually, you might be surprised... 134 00:08:28,651 --> 00:08:30,744 ...but that's kind of why we're here. 135 00:08:31,588 --> 00:08:35,251 - Word of talent gets around. - Talent has nothing to do with it. 136 00:08:42,265 --> 00:08:43,357 Sorry, guys. 137 00:08:43,767 --> 00:08:46,031 l should've let you know l was turning. 138 00:08:46,536 --> 00:08:47,935 Hey, no sweat. 139 00:08:51,908 --> 00:08:53,773 l'm going to get this kid. 140 00:09:05,288 --> 00:09:07,415 Steve, what about coming to Oregon? 141 00:09:07,624 --> 00:09:09,057 Does Bowerman want me? 142 00:09:09,259 --> 00:09:11,557 - Absolutely. - Oregon's the place for you. 143 00:09:11,761 --> 00:09:13,661 But not enough to ask me himself? 144 00:09:13,863 --> 00:09:17,924 He considers the most valuable thing the University offers is education. 145 00:09:18,134 --> 00:09:20,602 Anything else is almost immoral. 146 00:09:28,244 --> 00:09:29,677 We're no big deal. 147 00:09:30,246 --> 00:09:33,875 My Ray works as a carpenter, Steve at a gas station. 148 00:09:34,818 --> 00:09:38,049 After school, he can become an insurance adjuster... 149 00:09:38,254 --> 00:09:39,744 ...right here in Coos Bay. 150 00:09:39,956 --> 00:09:43,119 We have no time for dreams we can't afford. 151 00:09:43,326 --> 00:09:44,850 There's no cost involved. 152 00:09:45,061 --> 00:09:47,291 Except dreams that won't come true. 153 00:09:47,497 --> 00:09:49,522 That's a price he's not going to pay. 154 00:09:50,233 --> 00:09:51,723 Mrs. Prefontaine... 155 00:09:52,202 --> 00:09:54,636 ...your boy is Olympic stuff. 156 00:09:54,838 --> 00:09:56,032 Mr. Dellinger... 157 00:09:57,307 --> 00:10:01,403 ...she's not going to be convinced about me running anywhere. 158 00:10:02,612 --> 00:10:03,601 Not at... 159 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:05,178 ...Stanford... 160 00:10:06,216 --> 00:10:07,843 ...or Pennsylvania or lowa... 161 00:10:08,051 --> 00:10:09,575 ...Villanova, Brown... 162 00:10:09,786 --> 00:10:11,344 ...Nebraska. 163 00:10:12,622 --> 00:10:14,715 But she doesn't have to be convinced. 164 00:10:14,924 --> 00:10:15,788 l do. 165 00:10:16,226 --> 00:10:19,923 Only one guy at Oregon can do that, and he hasn't bothered to try. 166 00:10:20,130 --> 00:10:21,722 His recruiting philosophy... 167 00:10:21,931 --> 00:10:25,367 Mr. Dellinger, l've got 3 weeks to sign my letter of intent... 168 00:10:25,568 --> 00:10:28,935 ...before l lose my slot at any worthwhile college. 169 00:10:29,539 --> 00:10:31,404 So here's my philosophy: 170 00:10:31,708 --> 00:10:35,269 l don't go near Eugene unless Bowerman personally tells me... 171 00:10:35,478 --> 00:10:36,911 ...he wants me. 172 00:10:48,224 --> 00:10:51,751 l know. l understand that, Bill, please, but... 173 00:10:53,096 --> 00:10:55,462 Bill, please listen to me, for God's sake. 174 00:10:56,533 --> 00:10:58,057 Everybody in the country... 175 00:10:58,268 --> 00:10:59,963 ...is offering him the moon. 176 00:11:00,170 --> 00:11:02,331 All he wants from you is one word... 177 00:11:02,539 --> 00:11:04,564 ...to know you want to coach him. 178 00:11:04,774 --> 00:11:06,833 That's it. He just wants to know. 179 00:11:34,804 --> 00:11:35,828 Shit! 180 00:12:06,236 --> 00:12:07,567 Just get an education. 181 00:12:07,770 --> 00:12:09,362 That would be nice too. 182 00:12:14,410 --> 00:12:18,244 If you do us the honor of attending the University of Oregon... 183 00:12:19,015 --> 00:12:20,448 ... there is no doubt... 184 00:12:20,650 --> 00:12:23,983 ... that you can be the nation's finest distance runner. 185 00:12:24,187 --> 00:12:25,882 Perhaps the world's. 186 00:12:26,089 --> 00:12:28,216 Sincerely, William J. Bowerman. 187 00:12:33,263 --> 00:12:34,594 Yes, sir! 188 00:12:41,771 --> 00:12:45,832 lt's good that way. You'll have 3 classes in a row, then a break. 189 00:12:46,042 --> 00:12:47,873 Excuse me! l'm sorry! 190 00:12:48,077 --> 00:12:50,170 Where is McArthur Court? Do you know? 191 00:13:01,824 --> 00:13:02,722 Right. 192 00:13:03,092 --> 00:13:04,354 Thank you! 193 00:13:04,761 --> 00:13:05,693 You're welcome. 194 00:13:06,829 --> 00:13:07,659 Numb nuts! 195 00:13:25,748 --> 00:13:26,874 Hey, Roscoe. 196 00:13:27,717 --> 00:13:29,412 Here l am. l made it. 197 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,780 So is everybody here to see Bowerman? 198 00:13:34,090 --> 00:13:35,717 ls that where he is? 199 00:13:36,092 --> 00:13:37,184 Right behind there. 200 00:13:37,393 --> 00:13:39,293 Does everybody here run distance? 201 00:13:39,962 --> 00:13:43,625 Maybe you could give me a couple of tips about Bowerman. 202 00:13:44,100 --> 00:13:45,362 He's a little touchy. 203 00:13:45,568 --> 00:13:47,468 - About what? - Working out too hard. 204 00:13:47,670 --> 00:13:48,932 Or not hard enough. 205 00:13:49,138 --> 00:13:50,696 lt all depends on who. 206 00:13:50,907 --> 00:13:54,399 He caught Bob sweeping his church. Kicked him off a week. 207 00:13:54,610 --> 00:13:58,478 Just praying would be all right. Sweeping's too much like work. 208 00:13:58,915 --> 00:13:59,779 Seriously. 209 00:14:00,983 --> 00:14:04,646 He was in ltaly, World War ll, 10th Mountain Division. 210 00:14:05,655 --> 00:14:09,182 He negotiated the surrender of the 8th German army. 211 00:14:09,392 --> 00:14:10,859 All 8,000 of them. 212 00:14:11,394 --> 00:14:12,827 When he commands... 213 00:14:13,396 --> 00:14:14,658 ...you obey. 214 00:14:17,667 --> 00:14:20,602 l'm not them, and l'm not here to surrender. 215 00:14:21,804 --> 00:14:22,793 Yes, sir. 216 00:14:25,508 --> 00:14:26,770 Over here. 217 00:14:30,780 --> 00:14:32,441 Take off your shoe. 218 00:14:33,383 --> 00:14:34,816 Your right one. 219 00:14:37,086 --> 00:14:38,246 Put it down. 220 00:14:39,522 --> 00:14:41,251 Put your foot on here. 221 00:14:45,461 --> 00:14:46,985 You make everybody's shoes? 222 00:14:47,196 --> 00:14:48,322 Everybody that runs. 223 00:14:48,831 --> 00:14:50,799 Why? Cost? 224 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:51,989 Weight. 225 00:14:52,502 --> 00:14:54,834 What's a good miler's stride? 226 00:14:55,037 --> 00:14:56,026 Two yards. 227 00:14:56,606 --> 00:14:58,870 That's 880 steps. 228 00:15:00,777 --> 00:15:02,574 Take an ounce off a shoe... 229 00:15:03,746 --> 00:15:05,941 ...that's 880 ounces. 230 00:15:07,183 --> 00:15:11,847 ln a mile, that's 55 pounds of weight you don't have to carry. 231 00:15:13,122 --> 00:15:14,714 What a good idea. 232 00:15:15,091 --> 00:15:17,753 That's 110 pounds, if you count both feet. 233 00:15:18,227 --> 00:15:21,560 l already counted both feet. Lift your foot, damn it. 234 00:15:21,764 --> 00:15:22,890 Sorry, coach. 235 00:15:26,369 --> 00:15:27,893 You don't call me coach. 236 00:15:28,204 --> 00:15:30,331 The meanest son of a bitch l ever met... 237 00:15:30,540 --> 00:15:32,371 ...insisted on being called that. 238 00:15:32,575 --> 00:15:34,133 As we all know, l'm a... 239 00:15:34,744 --> 00:15:36,678 ...kind and forbearing man. 240 00:15:37,647 --> 00:15:40,673 Welcome to the University of Oregon. l'm Bill Bowerman. 241 00:15:40,883 --> 00:15:42,043 l know. 242 00:15:42,485 --> 00:15:44,385 l'm Steve Prefontaine. 243 00:15:45,121 --> 00:15:46,281 l know. 244 00:15:47,857 --> 00:15:49,848 Take off your other shoe, Steve. 245 00:15:50,059 --> 00:15:53,586 The University of Oregon's physical education building... 246 00:15:53,796 --> 00:15:57,823 ... was set on fire. It's believed to be in protest of... 247 00:15:58,034 --> 00:16:02,061 ... the Vietnam War, since RO TC uniforms were stored there. 248 00:16:17,787 --> 00:16:19,220 Bob, what time is it? 249 00:16:19,422 --> 00:16:20,514 7:24. 250 00:16:21,791 --> 00:16:22,917 Genesis? 251 00:16:23,125 --> 00:16:24,285 Exodus. 252 00:16:27,230 --> 00:16:30,290 Why does Bowerman call a team meeting for 7:27? 253 00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:32,161 What's wrong with 7:30? 254 00:16:32,502 --> 00:16:35,300 Hold on. l'll tell him why, gentlemen. 255 00:16:36,172 --> 00:16:38,003 7:27 promotes the question: 256 00:16:38,207 --> 00:16:39,469 "Why 7:27?" 257 00:16:39,675 --> 00:16:43,133 And everybody gets here at 7:27 to find out why. 258 00:16:46,115 --> 00:16:48,276 When students burn a campus building... 259 00:16:48,484 --> 00:16:52,215 ...we must disassociate ourselves from that behavior. 260 00:16:52,421 --> 00:16:55,982 l'm not suggesting that you support the Vietnam War... 261 00:16:56,192 --> 00:16:59,650 ...any more than l'm suggesting that this university should. 262 00:16:59,862 --> 00:17:02,660 l'm saying your appearance cannot be construed... 263 00:17:02,865 --> 00:17:04,423 ...to support a form of protest... 264 00:17:05,434 --> 00:17:07,868 ...that burns down the buildings... 265 00:17:08,070 --> 00:17:12,097 ...of the institution that feeds, houses and sustains us all. 266 00:17:14,443 --> 00:17:17,571 So we have a little cosmetic work ahead of us. 267 00:17:18,414 --> 00:17:19,346 Haircuts. 268 00:17:21,817 --> 00:17:23,546 The question before us... 269 00:17:23,753 --> 00:17:25,550 ...is how much to cut. 270 00:17:26,956 --> 00:17:28,082 Well, Bill... 271 00:17:29,292 --> 00:17:31,123 ...this isn't going to be fair. 272 00:17:32,895 --> 00:17:33,884 Why not? 273 00:17:35,965 --> 00:17:39,833 What's the standard for how long hair gets before it's offensive? 274 00:17:41,203 --> 00:17:43,694 lt's a completely arbitrary length. 275 00:17:43,906 --> 00:17:44,895 Right. 276 00:17:45,441 --> 00:17:47,204 So is the length of a meter. 277 00:17:47,410 --> 00:17:50,038 Does that make a 100 meter race unfair? 278 00:17:50,246 --> 00:17:54,080 Of course not. Not when everyone agrees on what the length is. 279 00:17:54,383 --> 00:17:55,873 Then, let's all agree. 280 00:17:56,085 --> 00:17:59,350 Nobody on the team will have hair longer than his dick... 281 00:17:59,555 --> 00:18:02,683 ...which means everybody gets a haircut, except Bob. 282 00:18:07,763 --> 00:18:08,923 Why except Bob? 283 00:18:11,334 --> 00:18:13,063 God's will, Steve. 284 00:18:13,302 --> 00:18:14,667 God's will? 285 00:18:16,439 --> 00:18:18,907 lt's just below his kneecap. 286 00:18:21,711 --> 00:18:22,735 Way to go, Bob! 287 00:18:26,916 --> 00:18:28,247 Men of Oregon... 288 00:18:29,652 --> 00:18:33,144 ...l invite you to become students of your events. 289 00:18:33,623 --> 00:18:35,488 Running, one might say... 290 00:18:35,691 --> 00:18:37,955 ...is basically an absurd pastime... 291 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,958 ...upon which to be exhausting ourselves. 292 00:18:42,231 --> 00:18:44,028 But if you can find meaning... 293 00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:46,400 ...in the kind of running... 294 00:18:46,602 --> 00:18:49,332 ...you have to do to stay on this team... 295 00:18:50,072 --> 00:18:55,009 ...chances are you can find meaning in another absurd pastime: 296 00:18:56,312 --> 00:18:57,472 Life. 297 00:19:11,661 --> 00:19:14,129 Does this guy ever have anything to say? 298 00:19:14,597 --> 00:19:16,360 What guy? About what? 299 00:19:16,565 --> 00:19:19,966 Bowerman. About running. You know, like coaching. 300 00:19:21,437 --> 00:19:24,895 When he's got something to say, he usually says it. 301 00:19:25,174 --> 00:19:26,368 Prefontaine! 302 00:19:27,376 --> 00:19:28,707 Come here a minute! 303 00:19:32,381 --> 00:19:36,044 Do you usually run with your butt sticking out like that? 304 00:19:36,385 --> 00:19:37,545 Stand up straight. 305 00:19:37,987 --> 00:19:41,548 You want a plumb line to run from your ear to your feet. 306 00:19:45,161 --> 00:19:46,719 Let your hips relax. 307 00:19:47,663 --> 00:19:49,494 That's how you were running. 308 00:19:50,032 --> 00:19:51,431 Lift your knee. 309 00:19:54,804 --> 00:19:57,068 Now cock your hips up under you. 310 00:19:57,740 --> 00:19:58,900 Under you. 311 00:20:00,976 --> 00:20:04,104 Like at the moment of deepest penetration. 312 00:20:08,851 --> 00:20:10,478 Now lift your knee. 313 00:20:12,021 --> 00:20:15,047 lt's easier when you tuck your pelvis under you. 314 00:20:15,391 --> 00:20:19,384 You don't fight your body's mechanics. Makes you more efficient. 315 00:20:20,996 --> 00:20:23,123 You can put your knee down now. 316 00:20:26,135 --> 00:20:27,864 Gentlemen, cardinal rule: 317 00:20:28,070 --> 00:20:31,130 No racing in workouts. We'll do a mile at 3/4 effort. 318 00:20:31,340 --> 00:20:34,468 That's 4:40, max. Everyone's able to stay together. 319 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:46,784 That's not staying together. 320 00:20:50,226 --> 00:20:53,457 That's 4:30, Steve. You're 10 seconds fast. 321 00:21:01,370 --> 00:21:04,771 Your pulse is north of 190. 322 00:21:05,374 --> 00:21:06,602 Just a rough guess... 323 00:21:07,376 --> 00:21:12,109 ...but l'd say you were exceeding the agreed-upon speed limit, rube. 324 00:21:22,525 --> 00:21:24,823 Bill, l lost a spike. 325 00:21:25,227 --> 00:21:26,660 One? 326 00:21:29,398 --> 00:21:32,424 - Not the ripple soles again. - What's wrong with them? 327 00:21:32,635 --> 00:21:34,967 Digging dog shit out of them, for one thing. 328 00:21:35,171 --> 00:21:37,867 l don't want to be a guinea pig. Give them to Moore. 329 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:39,605 Let him try them. 330 00:21:39,809 --> 00:21:42,539 l'm working on something new, Roscoe. 331 00:21:42,745 --> 00:21:45,942 Urethane spikes from a special mold. 332 00:21:47,082 --> 00:21:48,913 Light as a feather. 333 00:21:50,586 --> 00:21:53,054 Looks like you got it off a waffle iron. 334 00:21:53,255 --> 00:21:55,223 lt's a very promising configuration. 335 00:21:55,424 --> 00:21:58,393 l expect all my runners will try it. 336 00:21:58,894 --> 00:22:02,728 Prefontaine, shown here smashing the high school 2-mile record... 337 00:22:02,932 --> 00:22:06,732 ... by an amazing 7 seconds, 8:41:6... 338 00:22:06,936 --> 00:22:07,800 Damn it! 339 00:22:08,170 --> 00:22:10,001 Not again! 340 00:22:11,006 --> 00:22:14,169 l promised the kids waffles for Sunday brunch. 341 00:22:14,844 --> 00:22:16,175 Barbara... 342 00:22:16,378 --> 00:22:19,313 ...the kids are over 25, as l recollect. 343 00:22:19,515 --> 00:22:21,415 Maybe they won't be traumatized... 344 00:22:21,617 --> 00:22:23,983 ...if you serve them pancakes. 345 00:22:24,186 --> 00:22:26,654 Those chemicals are simply overwhelming. 346 00:22:26,856 --> 00:22:28,653 They can't be good for you. 347 00:22:28,858 --> 00:22:30,086 What are you watching? 348 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,156 The kid from Coos Bay... 349 00:22:32,361 --> 00:22:34,989 ...that Dellinger recruited. 350 00:22:35,631 --> 00:22:37,599 Pretty impressive, isn't he? 351 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:41,463 He's a front-runner. He may get away with it in high school... 352 00:22:41,670 --> 00:22:45,162 ...but at the international level of competition it's a disaster. 353 00:22:47,209 --> 00:22:50,201 Tell him not to do it. lsn't that what coaching is for? 354 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:52,108 Yes, dear. 355 00:22:52,314 --> 00:22:55,750 Last spring, Prefontaine smashed the high school 2-mile record... 356 00:22:55,951 --> 00:22:57,475 ... by an amazing 7 seconds. 357 00:22:58,654 --> 00:23:02,055 Grant me those Stanford 3-milers are no slouches... 358 00:23:02,258 --> 00:23:04,692 ...especially that fellow Kardong. 359 00:23:04,894 --> 00:23:07,590 Don Kardong? He's not bad. 360 00:23:12,234 --> 00:23:15,863 Front-runners cut the wind for everybody then die in the stretch. 361 00:23:16,071 --> 00:23:18,539 ln a close race a front-runner never wins. 362 00:23:18,741 --> 00:23:20,641 He's not that good, either. 363 00:23:20,843 --> 00:23:22,640 Put it against the window. 364 00:23:22,845 --> 00:23:24,813 What are you trying to do? Help him? 365 00:23:25,014 --> 00:23:28,074 No. l hate those people back there sucking on me. 366 00:23:28,350 --> 00:23:30,079 Then why do you let them? 367 00:23:30,419 --> 00:23:33,718 When you set the pace, you control the race. 368 00:23:34,089 --> 00:23:37,149 And the hare controls the hound. 369 00:23:40,696 --> 00:23:42,391 lndulge me here... 370 00:23:42,598 --> 00:23:43,929 ...will you? 371 00:23:44,533 --> 00:23:45,932 Saturday... 372 00:23:47,102 --> 00:23:50,629 ...start off easy for once in your life. 373 00:23:51,206 --> 00:23:54,073 69s for the first mile. 374 00:23:54,276 --> 00:23:57,109 Then drop to 67 s for the second. 375 00:23:57,379 --> 00:24:00,075 Then depending on where you are and how you feel... 376 00:24:00,282 --> 00:24:04,082 l won't know that till l get there and l'll figure it out then. 377 00:24:04,286 --> 00:24:07,847 While you're doing that, why don't you also figure out... 378 00:24:08,057 --> 00:24:11,857 ...what university you expect to be running for next week. 379 00:24:15,397 --> 00:24:20,027 Has it ever occurred to you there's such a thing as over-coaching? 380 00:24:20,235 --> 00:24:21,202 Yeah. 381 00:24:21,403 --> 00:24:23,337 l'm against it. 382 00:24:26,909 --> 00:24:28,342 Shut up, Mac. 383 00:24:28,978 --> 00:24:32,607 ls there a plan? Steve going out fast, burning Kardong early? 384 00:24:32,815 --> 00:24:35,841 Steve's going out in 69, no faster. 385 00:24:36,051 --> 00:24:38,451 Runners, gather in here for instructions. 386 00:24:43,258 --> 00:24:44,885 Stand behind the line. 387 00:24:45,828 --> 00:24:48,058 l'll say, "Runners to your marks" and "Set." 388 00:24:48,764 --> 00:24:50,459 Then l'll shoot the gun. 389 00:24:50,666 --> 00:24:52,258 Good luck to you all. 390 00:25:01,844 --> 00:25:03,903 The 3-mile is underway. 391 00:25:16,291 --> 00:25:19,089 High jump bar's been raised to 6'7". 392 00:25:19,294 --> 00:25:20,261 Next up... 393 00:25:20,462 --> 00:25:22,589 ... Kip Leonard of Stanford. 394 00:25:34,943 --> 00:25:37,571 Prefontaine moves to the early lead in the 3-mile. 395 00:25:38,047 --> 00:25:39,742 Look at that. 396 00:25:40,649 --> 00:25:43,117 That freshman's Steve Prefontaine. 397 00:25:44,653 --> 00:25:47,144 First call for the mile relay. First call. 398 00:25:47,356 --> 00:25:48,823 - Go, Ducks! - Go, Steve! 399 00:25:49,224 --> 00:25:50,316 Come on, Ducks! 400 00:25:50,526 --> 00:25:52,426 You're not running the relay? 401 00:25:52,628 --> 00:25:54,596 No, we're way up on them. 402 00:25:57,399 --> 00:25:59,367 Where's everybody else? 403 00:26:01,570 --> 00:26:02,969 Holy shit! 404 00:26:08,343 --> 00:26:09,503 This is not a 69. 405 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:12,672 Prefontaine's first lap: 406 00:26:12,881 --> 00:26:14,212 64 seconds. 407 00:26:15,918 --> 00:26:17,613 Let's go check this out. 408 00:26:17,820 --> 00:26:19,344 That's world-record pace. 409 00:26:25,027 --> 00:26:28,224 Oregon's Bob Wobell is on the long jump runway. 410 00:26:29,098 --> 00:26:30,565 Runway! 411 00:26:31,033 --> 00:26:32,898 Jesus! l'm trying to jump! 412 00:26:34,837 --> 00:26:38,898 ln the 3-mile, it's Prefontaine leading, with Don Kardong second. 413 00:26:43,278 --> 00:26:44,302 4: 18! 414 00:26:44,613 --> 00:26:45,545 4: 18! 415 00:26:45,747 --> 00:26:48,181 Steve Prefontaine's time at the mile: 416 00:26:48,383 --> 00:26:49,782 4:18. 417 00:26:49,985 --> 00:26:52,476 Two more and he'll be close... 418 00:26:52,688 --> 00:26:54,417 ... to the American 3-mile record. 419 00:26:54,623 --> 00:26:57,285 Two more like that and he'll be in the hospital. 420 00:27:06,535 --> 00:27:07,934 8:45, Steve! 421 00:27:08,237 --> 00:27:09,534 8:45! 422 00:27:15,077 --> 00:27:17,739 8:45. He's never been here before. 423 00:27:17,980 --> 00:27:20,540 Not with another mile to go, no. 424 00:27:20,749 --> 00:27:23,149 Now at the discus ring, leader Mac Wilkins. 425 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:40,898 Are they saying the rube's name? 426 00:27:41,103 --> 00:27:42,593 Could be. 427 00:27:43,172 --> 00:27:46,335 Mac Wilkins' last throw: 197.6. 428 00:27:46,675 --> 00:27:49,075 A collegiate best this year. 429 00:27:49,278 --> 00:27:52,805 The crowd shouldn't be encouraging the little showboater. 430 00:27:53,015 --> 00:27:56,143 We could always try telling them to stop! 431 00:28:40,996 --> 00:28:44,056 Prefontaine timed at 13:12:8. 432 00:28:44,333 --> 00:28:47,029 That's the fastest 3-mile in the world this year. 433 00:28:47,236 --> 00:28:48,999 You all right, Bill? 434 00:28:50,138 --> 00:28:52,265 What are you trying to tell me? 435 00:28:52,474 --> 00:28:55,841 Take your victory lap before they tear the stadium down! 436 00:28:56,044 --> 00:28:57,375 Go on! 437 00:29:47,562 --> 00:29:49,223 Little rube's a performer. 438 00:29:49,564 --> 00:29:51,088 Little rube's a star. 439 00:29:51,466 --> 00:29:53,229 So much for coaching. 440 00:29:54,136 --> 00:29:56,730 For Saturday's goal-setting session... 441 00:29:56,938 --> 00:29:58,428 ...make Pre my last appointment. 442 00:30:13,755 --> 00:30:14,585 Come in. 443 00:30:20,495 --> 00:30:22,019 l'm sorry. l'm... 444 00:30:23,632 --> 00:30:24,462 ...lost. 445 00:30:26,335 --> 00:30:29,031 At least you found your way to McArthur Court. 446 00:30:30,105 --> 00:30:31,538 You remember that? 447 00:30:36,178 --> 00:30:37,202 l'm Steve... 448 00:30:37,412 --> 00:30:38,879 Steve Prefontaine. 449 00:30:39,081 --> 00:30:41,481 Mary Marckx. Nice to meet you. 450 00:30:42,451 --> 00:30:44,646 l have been looking for you for months. 451 00:30:44,853 --> 00:30:46,286 You have? 452 00:30:46,521 --> 00:30:50,048 What are you doing here today? You're obviously in the wrong room. 453 00:30:50,292 --> 00:30:52,590 There was an assignment that... 454 00:30:57,699 --> 00:30:58,631 l'll do it later. 455 00:30:58,834 --> 00:31:00,802 Want to grab a cup of coffee? 456 00:31:01,002 --> 00:31:02,594 - Wait a minute. - What? 457 00:31:02,804 --> 00:31:04,169 l don't even know you. 458 00:31:04,539 --> 00:31:05,733 You just said you did. 459 00:31:05,941 --> 00:31:07,568 l know l just did... 460 00:31:07,776 --> 00:31:08,743 ...but l'm... 461 00:31:09,911 --> 00:31:11,105 l'm not even dressed. 462 00:31:12,714 --> 00:31:13,806 Sure you are. 463 00:31:14,015 --> 00:31:15,448 Come on. Come on. 464 00:31:15,650 --> 00:31:17,311 Why are you in such a hurry? 465 00:31:17,519 --> 00:31:19,282 l just love coffee. 466 00:31:19,488 --> 00:31:21,513 l don't even have shoes on. 467 00:31:36,405 --> 00:31:37,997 How does this one feel? 468 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:39,332 Fine. Good. 469 00:31:39,541 --> 00:31:43,102 - Don't say it if it doesn't fit. - lt fits, it fits. 470 00:31:46,081 --> 00:31:48,641 Would you mind getting off your knees? 471 00:32:02,197 --> 00:32:03,289 Better? 472 00:32:04,599 --> 00:32:05,793 A little. 473 00:32:06,034 --> 00:32:09,834 l can't allow you to buy me these shoes. l don't even know you. 474 00:32:10,038 --> 00:32:11,505 But l get them for free. 475 00:32:11,706 --> 00:32:13,037 That's not my point. 476 00:32:14,843 --> 00:32:17,368 So what were you doing at the dorm, anyway? 477 00:32:19,881 --> 00:32:21,212 Go on. 478 00:32:23,051 --> 00:32:25,645 l told you. l had to pick up an assignment before... 479 00:32:29,891 --> 00:32:32,257 l think l'm crazy about you, Mary. 480 00:32:32,961 --> 00:32:34,258 Why? 481 00:32:35,630 --> 00:32:37,860 Why is anybody crazy about anybody? 482 00:32:38,066 --> 00:32:40,432 l asked why you're crazy about me. 483 00:32:42,471 --> 00:32:45,235 There's just something about you that l recognize. 484 00:32:46,308 --> 00:32:49,436 Like "Haven't we met somewhere before?" 485 00:32:50,479 --> 00:32:53,880 That we haven't met before, but l feel we have. 486 00:32:55,250 --> 00:32:58,083 Like you're a stranger, but you're familiar. 487 00:33:05,260 --> 00:33:07,626 Hey, Steve, great race. Looking good. 488 00:33:07,829 --> 00:33:09,023 Thanks. 489 00:33:17,672 --> 00:33:19,003 What do you think about me? 490 00:33:24,579 --> 00:33:27,013 l don't really think you're my type. 491 00:33:51,172 --> 00:33:52,503 Pre. 492 00:33:53,375 --> 00:33:54,364 There you are. 493 00:33:55,043 --> 00:33:56,806 Why didn't you speak up? 494 00:33:57,045 --> 00:33:58,979 l didn't want to disturb you. 495 00:34:00,382 --> 00:34:02,782 l thought you liked disturbing me. 496 00:34:02,984 --> 00:34:04,975 You do it so well. 497 00:34:06,321 --> 00:34:07,788 Sit down. 498 00:34:11,993 --> 00:34:13,483 Sit down, Pre. 499 00:34:33,682 --> 00:34:35,274 You know, Pre... 500 00:34:36,251 --> 00:34:37,878 ...it's spring... 501 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:42,151 ...and l sense this is your week to chase the ladies. 502 00:34:43,391 --> 00:34:45,086 Do you object to that? 503 00:34:45,293 --> 00:34:46,988 No. lf you catch them quick. 504 00:34:47,195 --> 00:34:49,425 Chasing them wears the body out. 505 00:34:50,031 --> 00:34:52,591 13: 12 for the 3 mile. 506 00:34:52,801 --> 00:34:54,325 You satisfied? 507 00:34:55,370 --> 00:34:58,498 l'm satisfied l did the best l could on Saturday. 508 00:34:58,707 --> 00:35:01,437 l think you could've gone 6 seconds better. 509 00:35:01,710 --> 00:35:03,200 The first quarter cost you. 510 00:35:05,113 --> 00:35:06,205 How do you figure? 511 00:35:06,948 --> 00:35:09,075 4: 18 was too quick for the first mile. 512 00:35:09,284 --> 00:35:11,775 So you dropped to 4:27 s for the last two. 513 00:35:11,987 --> 00:35:15,320 lf you'd gone out slower, say a 4:24... 514 00:35:15,523 --> 00:35:18,754 ...you could've repeated the 4:24 and come home in 4: 18. 515 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,326 Made your last lap your fastest. 516 00:35:21,730 --> 00:35:25,860 That would've added up to 13:06, compared with the 13: 12 you ran. 517 00:35:26,067 --> 00:35:29,002 Your need to take the lead from the start... 518 00:35:29,204 --> 00:35:31,570 ...cost you a good 6 seconds. 519 00:35:43,652 --> 00:35:46,212 The Olympics are in 2 years. 520 00:35:46,421 --> 00:35:48,286 Blink of an eyelash. 521 00:35:48,590 --> 00:35:52,822 You'll face the best middle-distance runners in any games l can recall. 522 00:35:53,261 --> 00:35:55,923 - lan Stewart... - Kip Kano, Gammoudi... 523 00:35:56,598 --> 00:35:58,088 They all have strong kicks. 524 00:35:58,299 --> 00:36:01,462 Any of them would've had you dead to rights on Saturday. 525 00:36:01,770 --> 00:36:05,103 Maybe on Saturday, but not two years from now. 526 00:36:06,508 --> 00:36:09,602 Can l ask you a question, off the record? 527 00:36:09,844 --> 00:36:11,903 Were we on the record? 528 00:36:12,781 --> 00:36:16,148 - Where does this compulsion come from? - What compulsion? 529 00:36:16,351 --> 00:36:17,579 Front-running. 530 00:36:17,786 --> 00:36:18,946 Look, Bill... 531 00:36:19,454 --> 00:36:22,981 ...running any other way is just plain chicken shit. 532 00:36:23,191 --> 00:36:24,385 Chicken shit? 533 00:36:24,592 --> 00:36:27,755 What else do you call laying back for 21/2 miles... 534 00:36:27,962 --> 00:36:30,453 ...then stealing a race in the last 200 yards? 535 00:36:30,665 --> 00:36:32,189 Winning! 536 00:36:33,034 --> 00:36:34,433 l don't want to do that. 537 00:36:34,636 --> 00:36:35,967 You don't want to win? 538 00:36:36,171 --> 00:36:40,005 Not unless l've done my best. The only way l know to do that... 539 00:36:40,208 --> 00:36:43,666 ...is to run out front and flat out till l have nothing left! 540 00:36:43,878 --> 00:36:47,177 Winning any other way is chicken shit! 541 00:36:58,893 --> 00:37:01,885 What do you think a track coach does? 542 00:37:04,332 --> 00:37:06,300 He teaches you how to run. 543 00:37:06,501 --> 00:37:08,492 Run what? A factory? A bowling alley? 544 00:37:08,703 --> 00:37:11,001 - A race. - ln order to...? 545 00:37:12,340 --> 00:37:13,773 Win it. 546 00:37:16,678 --> 00:37:19,340 That's pretty much what l thought too. 547 00:37:22,684 --> 00:37:24,948 l don't understand you. 548 00:37:29,190 --> 00:37:32,648 lf it's any help, l don't understand you either. 549 00:37:38,199 --> 00:37:40,190 Testing, testing, testing. 550 00:37:43,104 --> 00:37:45,629 Drake University and Des Moines welcome you... 551 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:48,070 ... to the Track and Field Championships. 552 00:37:48,276 --> 00:37:51,871 A record 741 athletes from 110 universities have qualified... 553 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:53,445 What will you throw tomorrow? 554 00:37:54,449 --> 00:37:56,349 The farther the better, right? 555 00:38:07,629 --> 00:38:09,062 Gentlemen! 556 00:38:09,264 --> 00:38:10,993 To the gym! 557 00:38:16,571 --> 00:38:18,402 Not much of a workout. 558 00:38:18,606 --> 00:38:21,166 Hay's in the barn. Any work you do today... 559 00:38:21,376 --> 00:38:23,310 ...takes away from the race tomorrow. 560 00:38:27,448 --> 00:38:30,576 Gentlemen, the race for team title's going to be tight. 561 00:38:30,785 --> 00:38:35,552 The team that scratches and claws for every unexpected point will win. 562 00:38:35,757 --> 00:38:38,089 So we're going to enter the 440 relay. 563 00:38:41,763 --> 00:38:42,855 Something wrong? 564 00:38:51,773 --> 00:38:53,536 l just felt a little dizzy. 565 00:38:53,942 --> 00:38:57,969 l keep telling you this heat can fool you. You must stay hydrated. 566 00:38:58,179 --> 00:38:59,441 Go get a drink. 567 00:38:59,647 --> 00:39:01,410 Sure thing. 568 00:39:04,519 --> 00:39:06,009 Anybody else need a drink? 569 00:39:22,203 --> 00:39:24,501 That is some rug burn, cutie. 570 00:39:24,706 --> 00:39:26,697 You got them on both knees? 571 00:39:27,976 --> 00:39:31,002 - l guess so. - We've got to protect those babies. 572 00:39:32,814 --> 00:39:35,305 We could try using the bed. 573 00:39:38,219 --> 00:39:40,414 l got a better idea. 574 00:39:51,165 --> 00:39:52,325 Get over here. 575 00:39:52,533 --> 00:39:54,433 Show me what you got. 576 00:39:57,372 --> 00:40:00,637 "For he that walketh in darkness..." 577 00:40:09,651 --> 00:40:13,610 "For he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 578 00:40:15,957 --> 00:40:18,084 We have the light." 579 00:40:31,139 --> 00:40:32,731 - Who's that? - Shut the door. 580 00:40:32,941 --> 00:40:34,067 Excuse me. 581 00:40:36,811 --> 00:40:38,574 - Really sorry! - Shut the door! 582 00:40:43,051 --> 00:40:44,643 lt's okay, sweetie. 583 00:40:44,852 --> 00:40:47,980 You're just better on your knees than on your hands. 584 00:40:51,125 --> 00:40:53,025 Bowerman's going to kill me. 585 00:40:53,227 --> 00:40:54,216 Who? 586 00:40:56,130 --> 00:40:57,461 How did this happen? 587 00:40:57,665 --> 00:40:59,326 l got up to go to the john... 588 00:40:59,534 --> 00:41:01,968 ...tripped on the couch and hit that heater. 589 00:41:02,170 --> 00:41:03,432 How many stitches? 590 00:41:03,671 --> 00:41:05,104 Just six. 591 00:41:05,606 --> 00:41:07,733 Twelve. Where were you, Bob? 592 00:41:08,876 --> 00:41:10,673 l was at the... 593 00:41:10,878 --> 00:41:13,938 Bob went to take a walk. Right? 594 00:41:15,483 --> 00:41:16,609 l was at the... 595 00:41:19,988 --> 00:41:22,821 Any word on how many entries are in the 3-mile? 596 00:41:23,091 --> 00:41:24,319 16. So what? 597 00:41:24,692 --> 00:41:26,182 So there's no heats. 598 00:41:26,394 --> 00:41:29,659 l don't have to run until the final, 3 days away. 599 00:41:30,698 --> 00:41:32,495 You're not serious. 600 00:41:32,934 --> 00:41:34,094 Since when? 601 00:41:34,335 --> 00:41:35,495 Run? 602 00:41:35,703 --> 00:41:36,897 You can't even walk. 603 00:41:37,105 --> 00:41:39,471 What kind of painkillers they give you? 604 00:41:39,674 --> 00:41:41,665 Gentlemen, clear out of here. 605 00:41:42,710 --> 00:41:44,041 You too, Bob. 606 00:41:47,248 --> 00:41:49,409 Kiss the Nationals goodbye. 607 00:41:50,151 --> 00:41:53,143 There goes the team title right down the toilet. 608 00:41:53,354 --> 00:41:54,321 Shut the door! 609 00:41:54,522 --> 00:41:56,717 Why don't you run the 3-mile, Russ? 610 00:41:59,761 --> 00:42:01,285 We need my 10 points... 611 00:42:01,562 --> 00:42:03,393 ...to win the Nationals. 612 00:42:10,438 --> 00:42:13,498 3 miles of pounding on a hard asphalt track... 613 00:42:13,708 --> 00:42:15,369 ...can tear your foot in two. 614 00:42:16,277 --> 00:42:17,539 lt won't. 615 00:42:19,747 --> 00:42:21,476 You're in my care. 616 00:42:22,050 --> 00:42:25,076 You don't know what it'll do to my foot if l do run... 617 00:42:25,286 --> 00:42:27,618 ...but you know what it'll do to me... 618 00:42:27,855 --> 00:42:29,379 ...if l don't. 619 00:42:33,494 --> 00:42:35,860 You've got to let me try, Bill. 620 00:43:26,447 --> 00:43:31,146 Steve Prefontaine has clinched the 1970 NCAA Championship... 621 00:43:31,352 --> 00:43:33,183 ... for Bowerman's Oregon Ducks. 622 00:43:37,125 --> 00:43:39,059 l did what l said l'd do. 623 00:43:39,927 --> 00:43:41,986 At least l made you work for it. 624 00:43:43,531 --> 00:43:44,862 Jesus Christ! 625 00:43:45,633 --> 00:43:46,964 You ran like that? 626 00:43:49,871 --> 00:43:51,270 Steve, you are crazy. 627 00:43:55,209 --> 00:43:58,235 You don't need to look. Your time was a meet record. 628 00:43:58,579 --> 00:44:00,137 Get a stretcher. 629 00:44:09,657 --> 00:44:11,488 That's 17 straight races... 630 00:44:11,692 --> 00:44:13,853 ... that Steve Prefontaine has won. 631 00:44:20,234 --> 00:44:23,465 We got tickets to Three Dog Night next week. Want to come? 632 00:44:23,671 --> 00:44:26,606 l'm going to Finland for a week. Sorry. 633 00:44:27,108 --> 00:44:29,099 l'll call you when l get back. 634 00:44:33,814 --> 00:44:36,282 Still in the shoe business, l see. 635 00:44:36,784 --> 00:44:39,480 l'm willing to give it up whenever you say. 636 00:44:39,820 --> 00:44:42,186 l told you, Steve, you're not my type. 637 00:44:44,458 --> 00:44:47,359 Type? Type! What is it with the girl?! 638 00:44:49,630 --> 00:44:50,597 Heads up! 639 00:44:50,798 --> 00:44:54,199 Fellas, watch it! Don't make me come back for you. 640 00:45:01,776 --> 00:45:02,765 Why not? 641 00:45:03,744 --> 00:45:05,075 Why not? 642 00:45:05,279 --> 00:45:06,974 l'll tell you why not. 643 00:45:07,281 --> 00:45:09,943 You left my roommate hung out to dry, for one. 644 00:45:10,151 --> 00:45:12,483 You never told me your date was with her. 645 00:45:15,223 --> 00:45:17,623 lt wasn't a nice thing to do and l'm sorry. 646 00:45:17,825 --> 00:45:19,816 Apologize to her, not to me. 647 00:45:20,061 --> 00:45:22,222 l will. Then will you go out with me? 648 00:45:22,597 --> 00:45:24,690 Are you looking for rejection? 649 00:45:30,338 --> 00:45:32,238 How'd you get here so quick? 650 00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:34,806 lmpressive, huh? l took a shortcut. 651 00:45:35,009 --> 00:45:36,567 l do workouts... 652 00:45:37,878 --> 00:45:38,742 ...through here. 653 00:45:39,780 --> 00:45:42,840 l know everything there is to know about this place. 654 00:45:43,317 --> 00:45:45,751 You're sitting on a Civil War monument. 655 00:45:45,953 --> 00:45:47,147 Yeah, right! 656 00:45:47,388 --> 00:45:48,719 Take a look. 657 00:45:57,431 --> 00:45:59,365 You really do work out here. 658 00:45:59,867 --> 00:46:01,198 Of course. 659 00:46:02,503 --> 00:46:03,936 l wouldn't lie to you. 660 00:46:08,643 --> 00:46:09,803 lt's okay. 661 00:46:10,044 --> 00:46:11,102 Just looking. 662 00:46:17,585 --> 00:46:18,916 That's pretty. 663 00:46:19,487 --> 00:46:20,647 Thank you. 664 00:46:25,960 --> 00:46:27,621 You want to walk, don't you? 665 00:46:30,197 --> 00:46:31,357 Sure. 666 00:46:37,138 --> 00:46:38,696 Are you Catholic? 667 00:46:40,841 --> 00:46:42,399 Lots of people are. 668 00:46:42,610 --> 00:46:44,737 People say so, but l bet you really are. 669 00:46:45,579 --> 00:46:47,911 l'm not sure l understand what you mean. 670 00:46:48,115 --> 00:46:49,912 Am l being flattered or insulted? 671 00:46:50,117 --> 00:46:53,018 No, it's the hardest thing in the world... 672 00:46:53,220 --> 00:46:54,778 ...to believe in something. 673 00:46:55,222 --> 00:46:57,190 lf you do, it's a miracle. 674 00:47:22,016 --> 00:47:23,381 "Modern Behavior." 675 00:47:23,584 --> 00:47:25,677 We can drop those by the dorm. 676 00:47:26,354 --> 00:47:30,347 Someone's always trying to talk you out of what you believe in. 677 00:47:34,562 --> 00:47:36,325 Anybody. Everybody. 678 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:41,027 Your own mother. 679 00:47:41,936 --> 00:47:43,995 Why is that, do you think? 680 00:47:51,879 --> 00:47:53,210 All l know... 681 00:47:54,682 --> 00:47:59,517 ...is that if you do believe in something, you make people nervous. 682 00:48:06,427 --> 00:48:07,792 Do you believe in God? 683 00:48:07,995 --> 00:48:09,724 l believe in myself. 684 00:48:35,923 --> 00:48:38,289 l mean it. You're not my type. 685 00:49:03,484 --> 00:49:06,009 This ends the KBAL broadcast day. 686 00:49:06,320 --> 00:49:09,050 This is KBAL, Eugene, Oregon. 687 00:49:16,464 --> 00:49:17,658 What's wrong? 688 00:49:21,902 --> 00:49:23,426 Can you say something? 689 00:49:23,871 --> 00:49:25,031 Please. 690 00:49:25,706 --> 00:49:26,866 Anything? 691 00:49:35,316 --> 00:49:36,874 Can you talk now? 692 00:49:37,718 --> 00:49:39,982 Can l get you something? Water? Coffee? 693 00:49:40,187 --> 00:49:41,176 No. 694 00:49:44,091 --> 00:49:47,618 l can tell you l certainly didn't mean to upset you like this. 695 00:49:47,895 --> 00:49:50,022 - lt's okay. - No, it's not. 696 00:49:50,231 --> 00:49:53,029 Yes, it is. lt wasn't you, it's me. 697 00:49:53,667 --> 00:49:54,725 What do you mean? 698 00:49:56,337 --> 00:49:59,795 You made me feel too much, and l can't handle it. 699 00:50:03,177 --> 00:50:05,407 Please, please, please... 700 00:50:16,891 --> 00:50:18,256 Are you okay? 701 00:50:18,659 --> 00:50:20,092 How do you mean? 702 00:50:23,330 --> 00:50:26,731 Guys get sick from stopping like that, don't they? 703 00:50:31,639 --> 00:50:32,833 They do. 704 00:50:33,541 --> 00:50:34,769 They can. 705 00:50:39,413 --> 00:50:42,348 l don't think we should see each other again. 706 00:50:44,418 --> 00:50:45,783 l believe in waiting. 707 00:50:45,986 --> 00:50:49,547 l'm not going to sleep with you, and l'm not going to change. 708 00:50:49,757 --> 00:50:53,625 We'll just keep doing this to each other over and over. 709 00:50:56,030 --> 00:50:59,090 l know it's stupid, and it isn't fair... 710 00:51:00,067 --> 00:51:01,898 ...for either one of us. 711 00:51:07,341 --> 00:51:11,471 - You should go out with other girls. - l do that already. 712 00:51:12,313 --> 00:51:13,405 So keep doing it. 713 00:51:15,349 --> 00:51:17,840 l'd rather go out with you. 714 00:51:25,526 --> 00:51:27,289 Anyway, we can do it. 715 00:51:27,728 --> 00:51:30,196 No, l just don't think we should. 716 00:51:38,639 --> 00:51:40,368 l'm going to Finland. 717 00:51:41,875 --> 00:51:43,570 Will you see me when l get back? 718 00:51:46,347 --> 00:51:47,905 When are you leaving? 719 00:51:48,215 --> 00:51:49,477 Tomorrow... 720 00:51:49,683 --> 00:51:51,241 ...after the workout. 721 00:51:54,655 --> 00:51:57,783 Think of it this way. Maybe l'll change. 722 00:51:58,092 --> 00:52:00,617 Are you always so positive about everything? 723 00:52:02,029 --> 00:52:03,621 Consider the alternative. 724 00:52:03,831 --> 00:52:05,128 l do. 725 00:52:06,433 --> 00:52:09,664 ln other words, you plan on being disappointed. 726 00:52:15,709 --> 00:52:17,904 l'm not going to disappoint you. 727 00:52:34,495 --> 00:52:35,655 Come on. 728 00:52:36,130 --> 00:52:38,394 l'll get you back to your dorm. 729 00:52:51,211 --> 00:52:55,079 Dear Mary: Every blond in Finland reminds me of you. 730 00:52:55,282 --> 00:52:57,910 So I pretty much think of you constantly. 731 00:52:58,318 --> 00:53:01,412 Except when I'm pissed off about this tour. 732 00:53:01,822 --> 00:53:03,790 It's run by the AAU... 733 00:53:03,991 --> 00:53:07,654 ... the Amateur Athletic Union, our national governing body. 734 00:53:07,861 --> 00:53:10,591 Its head, Colin Ponder, keeps us amateur... 735 00:53:10,798 --> 00:53:13,926 ... and uncomfortable, while he hits on stewardesses... 736 00:53:14,134 --> 00:53:16,762 ... and goes first-class all the way. 737 00:53:17,304 --> 00:53:20,671 Any American caught accepting more than a redeye ticket... 738 00:53:20,874 --> 00:53:24,674 ... a bad hotel and $3 a day, and Colin will sanction us. 739 00:53:24,878 --> 00:53:27,005 He'll call us professionals... 740 00:53:27,214 --> 00:53:29,705 ... and kill our Olympic eligibility. 741 00:53:29,917 --> 00:53:34,616 Amateurism is the most hypocriticaK/i> crock of horseshit in American sports. 742 00:53:35,489 --> 00:53:38,014 We're much worse about it than other countries. 743 00:53:38,225 --> 00:53:42,161 And nobody in America is worse about it than Colin Ponder. 744 00:53:42,362 --> 00:53:46,298 Our new legal eagle, Frank Shorter, showed Kenny and me... 745 00:53:46,500 --> 00:53:49,958 ... a directive where Colin ordered us to switch meets... 746 00:53:50,170 --> 00:53:52,638 ... when the reason for this trip was... 747 00:53:52,840 --> 00:53:55,240 ... to beat the Finns with the best times. 748 00:53:55,442 --> 00:53:58,570 We signed on to race Viren and Vaatinen in Oulu... 749 00:53:58,779 --> 00:54:01,213 ...not a bunch of pussies in Helsinki. 750 00:54:23,103 --> 00:54:24,434 There's the asshole. 751 00:54:24,638 --> 00:54:25,730 What asshole is that? 752 00:54:26,273 --> 00:54:29,709 Colin Ponder, the one who ordered us not to run this race. 753 00:54:29,910 --> 00:54:32,777 - He say anything about us being here? - Not a word. 754 00:54:40,087 --> 00:54:41,486 You have no Finnish? 755 00:54:42,923 --> 00:54:44,413 Speak Finnish? 756 00:54:51,131 --> 00:54:53,361 "Shorter, Moore and Prefontaine... 757 00:54:53,567 --> 00:54:56,001 ...are required to run in Helsinki." 758 00:55:01,408 --> 00:55:04,434 We're going to run here, today, in Oulu... 759 00:55:04,645 --> 00:55:06,738 ...against Vaatinen and Viren. 760 00:55:07,181 --> 00:55:08,671 No, no, Helsinki. 761 00:55:08,882 --> 00:55:09,780 Oulu. 762 00:55:10,050 --> 00:55:11,415 Helsinki. 763 00:55:16,824 --> 00:55:20,021 They're about to start our race, so listen to me! 764 00:55:20,227 --> 00:55:24,994 We came all the way from Eugene, Oregon to run against those two guys. 765 00:55:25,199 --> 00:55:28,168 Not a bunch of pussies in Helsinki! 766 00:55:41,715 --> 00:55:42,545 Ponder what? 767 00:55:42,749 --> 00:55:44,842 Sanctioned us and contaminated them. 768 00:55:45,052 --> 00:55:48,852 Anyone who runs against us loses international eligibility. 769 00:55:52,259 --> 00:55:54,420 - Wonderful. - You're not God! 770 00:55:55,295 --> 00:55:56,159 He's crazy. 771 00:55:57,030 --> 00:55:59,430 This is not even your country! 772 00:56:00,133 --> 00:56:03,762 - You don't pay taxes here! - What are you talking about? 773 00:56:03,971 --> 00:56:05,962 You make me ashamed to be American! 774 00:56:06,173 --> 00:56:07,800 You don't have the right to... 775 00:56:08,008 --> 00:56:10,568 ...run their races and run our lives! 776 00:56:12,512 --> 00:56:13,501 You're not God... 777 00:56:13,714 --> 00:56:15,705 ...you overbearing asshole! 778 00:56:16,717 --> 00:56:17,843 Get off me! 779 00:56:18,051 --> 00:56:19,416 Pre, calm down! 780 00:56:31,598 --> 00:56:33,964 What the hell are you trying to do? 781 00:56:35,369 --> 00:56:36,563 Sweat. 782 00:56:38,538 --> 00:56:41,473 lt wasn't hot enough for him in Finland. 783 00:56:42,843 --> 00:56:44,970 World's latest press conference. 784 00:56:45,212 --> 00:56:48,204 World here says he's ashamed of being American. 785 00:56:48,649 --> 00:56:51,140 You believe everything you read there? 786 00:56:53,854 --> 00:56:54,878 What did you say? 787 00:56:55,088 --> 00:56:58,546 l said that the AAU should've been shitcanned in 1920. 788 00:56:58,892 --> 00:57:01,383 And we don't need them. They need us. 789 00:57:01,595 --> 00:57:03,324 They don't need us. They got us. 790 00:57:03,530 --> 00:57:05,725 The AAU's our governing body. 791 00:57:05,933 --> 00:57:08,595 Organize against them, and goodbye Olympics. 792 00:57:08,802 --> 00:57:12,033 Shorter found out why they shifted us to Helsinki. 793 00:57:12,306 --> 00:57:15,298 Colin Ponder extracted a little fee... 794 00:57:15,509 --> 00:57:19,343 ...from the Helsinki promoter to guarantee our appearance. 795 00:57:19,546 --> 00:57:20,410 How much? 796 00:57:22,282 --> 00:57:23,249 Tell them. 797 00:57:23,450 --> 00:57:26,044 Between me, Pre and K enny, $ 10,000. 798 00:57:29,256 --> 00:57:31,281 And they give us $3 a day... 799 00:57:31,525 --> 00:57:32,958 ...for everything! 800 00:57:33,593 --> 00:57:37,029 But better competition means bigger gate receipts. 801 00:57:37,431 --> 00:57:41,060 So we point out to foreign meet promoters that the AAU... 802 00:57:41,268 --> 00:57:44,237 ...is not only shitty for our competition... 803 00:57:44,438 --> 00:57:48,397 ...it's shitty for their box office. And money talks! 804 00:57:48,608 --> 00:57:52,066 Louder than the AAU guys, and in any language. 805 00:57:53,046 --> 00:57:55,241 Contentious little rube, isn't he? 806 00:58:00,988 --> 00:58:02,319 You fuck! 807 00:58:03,957 --> 00:58:05,891 l can't believe you'd sit there... 808 00:58:06,093 --> 00:58:09,392 ...not say anything and then be dismissive about this. 809 00:58:09,596 --> 00:58:13,259 l've battled those freeloaders all your life and then some. 810 00:58:13,467 --> 00:58:14,900 And guess what? 811 00:58:16,136 --> 00:58:19,105 You and the AAU have a lot in common. 812 00:58:19,706 --> 00:58:22,197 Bullshit! ln what way?! 813 00:58:22,409 --> 00:58:24,570 Resistance to change. 814 00:58:25,445 --> 00:58:28,903 They don't want to stop shitting on you any more than... 815 00:58:29,116 --> 00:58:32,574 ...you want to change the way you run. Because it hurts. 816 00:58:33,053 --> 00:58:34,987 - Doesn't it? - l wouldn't know. 817 00:58:43,030 --> 00:58:44,691 Doesn't it hurt to change? 818 00:59:05,786 --> 00:59:08,084 What are Viren's chances against me? 819 00:59:09,289 --> 00:59:12,554 Yes, my long-term goal is still the '72 Olympics. 820 00:59:13,293 --> 00:59:14,624 What's your name? 821 00:59:15,629 --> 00:59:16,960 l like your shirt. 822 00:59:17,864 --> 00:59:19,024 Go, Pre! 823 00:59:19,966 --> 00:59:24,130 He's really finding out about his strengths and weaknesses now. 824 00:59:24,337 --> 00:59:26,396 And he's run the rest into oblivion. 825 00:59:39,619 --> 00:59:41,644 You really believe you can do anything? 826 00:59:41,855 --> 00:59:43,015 Absolutely. 827 00:59:43,256 --> 00:59:44,621 Fly a plane? 828 00:59:44,825 --> 00:59:46,816 Sure, if l wanted. 829 00:59:47,127 --> 00:59:49,823 You read the manual, get the best teacher... 830 00:59:50,030 --> 00:59:51,463 ...and take off! 831 00:59:53,700 --> 00:59:57,602 Not everything can be learned. Some things take talent. 832 01:00:00,941 --> 01:00:02,602 Let me tell you something. 833 01:00:03,477 --> 01:00:05,741 Talent is a myth. 834 01:00:06,513 --> 01:00:10,313 A dozen guys on the team have more talent in their little finger. 835 01:00:10,784 --> 01:00:12,877 Then how come you can beat them? 836 01:00:14,454 --> 01:00:16,581 A little secret l learned a long time ago... 837 01:00:16,790 --> 01:00:18,451 ...in Coos Bay. 838 01:00:18,859 --> 01:00:20,224 ln the woods. 839 01:00:22,863 --> 01:00:25,093 So what's your little secret? 840 01:00:25,298 --> 01:00:27,528 What? The one you learned a long time ago. 841 01:00:33,373 --> 01:00:36,706 l can endure more pain than anyone you've ever met. 842 01:00:39,312 --> 01:00:40,836 That's why... 843 01:00:41,314 --> 01:00:43,578 ...l can beat anyone l've ever met. 844 01:00:48,889 --> 01:00:50,618 You don't believe me? 845 01:00:53,793 --> 01:00:55,124 l do. 846 01:01:01,935 --> 01:01:04,802 What happens if you don't win in Munich? 847 01:01:07,174 --> 01:01:09,369 That's just not possible. 848 01:01:24,124 --> 01:01:25,819 Where the hell did you come from? 849 01:01:26,026 --> 01:01:30,087 That's a terrible way to greet someone, especially Mr. Bowerman. 850 01:01:30,297 --> 01:01:31,264 Not bad, rube. 851 01:01:31,464 --> 01:01:33,989 - Steak on food stamps? - Barbecued catfish. 852 01:01:34,201 --> 01:01:35,759 Would you like to stay? 853 01:01:37,837 --> 01:01:41,170 No, thanks, Mary. l'd just like a word with your friend. 854 01:01:41,541 --> 01:01:42,838 Go on. 855 01:01:43,810 --> 01:01:44,868 Go on. 856 01:01:51,084 --> 01:01:52,483 What's going on? 857 01:01:52,686 --> 01:01:54,119 George Young is in town. 858 01:01:56,189 --> 01:01:57,315 So? 859 01:01:57,924 --> 01:02:01,121 He holds the world record at 2 miles. 860 01:02:01,328 --> 01:02:03,922 l think we're running the 5000 at the trials. 861 01:02:06,366 --> 01:02:08,527 You don't think l can beat George Young? 862 01:02:08,768 --> 01:02:11,236 He has a hell of a finishing kick. 863 01:02:11,438 --> 01:02:12,928 You won't run away from him. 864 01:02:13,139 --> 01:02:15,607 Not by running out in front, flat out. 865 01:02:15,875 --> 01:02:17,001 Shit! 866 01:02:17,210 --> 01:02:19,474 We're back to front-running again? 867 01:02:19,679 --> 01:02:23,240 Nothing would please George Young more, or the crowd. 868 01:02:23,450 --> 01:02:27,181 You'd give them the performance they want and him the one he expects. 869 01:02:27,387 --> 01:02:31,585 You can call a race what you want, but l wouldn't call it a performance. 870 01:02:32,058 --> 01:02:33,889 What would you call it? 871 01:02:34,628 --> 01:02:36,459 A work of art. 872 01:02:40,800 --> 01:02:42,791 lf you can't beat George Young... 873 01:02:43,003 --> 01:02:45,096 ...you can't win at Munich. 874 01:02:46,573 --> 01:02:50,065 Beating George Young is going to take some kind of time. 875 01:02:50,644 --> 01:02:51,906 What kind of time? 876 01:03:00,587 --> 01:03:01,849 13:23. 877 01:03:04,024 --> 01:03:05,685 13:23? 878 01:03:09,496 --> 01:03:13,227 That's 7 seconds faster than the American record. My American record. 879 01:03:13,466 --> 01:03:15,263 Your American record. 880 01:03:16,269 --> 01:03:18,032 How do l do that? 881 01:03:22,275 --> 01:03:24,140 You wear him out. 882 01:03:25,278 --> 01:03:26,802 Descending series. 883 01:03:27,080 --> 01:03:28,047 Negative splits. 884 01:03:33,920 --> 01:03:37,253 Prefontaine's lap time: 65 seconds. 885 01:03:41,628 --> 01:03:45,689 Gradually go a little faster than he thinks he's going. 886 01:03:45,965 --> 01:03:49,162 By the time he realizes what's happening... 887 01:03:49,369 --> 01:03:52,065 ... he won't have enough left to hurt you. 888 01:04:05,819 --> 01:04:09,414 Prefontaine's time for that lap: 64 seconds. 889 01:04:29,342 --> 01:04:30,969 Prefontaine's lap time: 890 01:04:31,444 --> 01:04:33,002 63 seconds. 891 01:04:36,583 --> 01:04:40,019 Steve Prefontaine and George Young have broken away from the field. 892 01:04:40,220 --> 01:04:44,156 That means that Prefontaine will make his first Olympic team... 893 01:04:44,357 --> 01:04:46,689 ... and George Young will make his 4th... 894 01:04:46,893 --> 01:04:49,726 ... as the top 3 finishers will be going to Munich. 895 01:04:49,929 --> 01:04:52,557 It's not enough for Prefontaine to simply qualify. 896 01:04:52,766 --> 01:04:55,234 He's been gradually increasing the pace... 897 01:04:55,435 --> 01:04:57,096 ... trying to run away from Young. 898 01:04:57,604 --> 01:04:59,504 Now, less than 2 laps to go... 899 01:04:59,706 --> 01:05:01,173 ... it is Prefontaine... 900 01:05:01,374 --> 01:05:03,501 ... a stride out in front of Young. 901 01:05:03,710 --> 01:05:05,871 They've broken away from the pack. 902 01:05:07,247 --> 01:05:08,771 Pre's lap time: 903 01:05:08,982 --> 01:05:10,176 59 seconds. 904 01:05:10,383 --> 01:05:13,580 Now he's building a lead and the strategy is working. 905 01:05:13,787 --> 01:05:15,948 Prefontaine has broken Young. 906 01:05:16,156 --> 01:05:19,751 In front of this sell-out crowd at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. 907 01:05:19,959 --> 01:05:23,224 They're on their feet, cheering the hometown favorite. 908 01:05:23,430 --> 01:05:25,921 And he is running away from George Young. 909 01:05:26,966 --> 01:05:30,026 Steve Prefontaine wins the Olympic trials... 910 01:05:30,236 --> 01:05:34,036 ... and qualifies for his first Olympic Games. 911 01:05:41,548 --> 01:05:42,515 Way to go! 912 01:05:42,749 --> 01:05:47,243 Steve Prefontaine sets a new American record... 913 01:05:47,454 --> 01:05:49,217 ... of 13:22:8. 914 01:05:49,989 --> 01:05:53,584 Steve Prefontaine's time of 13:22:8... 915 01:05:54,794 --> 01:05:58,560 ... is a new American record by 8 seconds. 916 01:06:54,454 --> 01:06:56,945 Down the hall and up the stairs! 917 01:07:14,007 --> 01:07:16,703 What happened to security on these elevators? 918 01:07:16,910 --> 01:07:18,901 We removed them. Not necessary. 919 01:07:19,112 --> 01:07:20,044 Really? 920 01:07:20,246 --> 01:07:21,804 Yes. Finished. 921 01:07:22,849 --> 01:07:24,874 Not necessary. 922 01:07:28,855 --> 01:07:30,982 Call the embassy and get Marine guards... 923 01:07:31,190 --> 01:07:34,387 ...on these elevators around the clock, no matter what. 924 01:07:34,594 --> 01:07:38,553 That might offend the Germans and piss off the Olympic Committee. 925 01:07:38,765 --> 01:07:40,494 Let them be offended. 926 01:07:40,700 --> 01:07:44,136 lt's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission. 927 01:08:07,393 --> 01:08:08,917 What's going on? 928 01:08:09,128 --> 01:08:11,892 - We don't know. - l can't even get the TV to work. 929 01:08:12,098 --> 01:08:13,326 Gentlemen. 930 01:08:14,901 --> 01:08:17,995 Arab gunmen have taken over the lsraeli compound. 931 01:08:18,204 --> 01:08:21,605 We're waiting for more information. Our quarters are sealed off. 932 01:08:21,808 --> 01:08:26,472 So clear off the balcony and stay put until further notice. 933 01:09:01,781 --> 01:09:05,740 Golda Meir just requested that the games be suspended. 934 01:09:10,123 --> 01:09:12,421 What's the point in competing now, anyway? 935 01:09:17,897 --> 01:09:19,524 Wait a minute. 936 01:09:25,805 --> 01:09:27,773 He said the hostages will be... 937 01:09:27,974 --> 01:09:30,670 ...released in exchange for a plane for the terrorists. 938 01:09:35,481 --> 01:09:37,415 lt's over. That's it. 939 01:09:37,617 --> 01:09:38,641 Thank God! 940 01:09:38,851 --> 01:09:40,751 l'm hitting the sack. 941 01:09:44,657 --> 01:09:46,181 Get some sleep. 942 01:10:00,840 --> 01:10:02,205 l'm sorry. 943 01:10:02,875 --> 01:10:06,072 l had to clean up the place. lt was a mess. 944 01:10:09,682 --> 01:10:11,547 l'll go to bed now. 945 01:10:11,918 --> 01:10:14,216 The police tried an ambush at the airport. 946 01:10:14,420 --> 01:10:17,184 All the lsraelis have been killed. 947 01:10:19,592 --> 01:10:21,219 l'm sorry. 948 01:10:32,939 --> 01:10:34,770 This killing of Israeli athletes... 949 01:10:34,974 --> 01:10:36,839 ...is an act of war. 950 01:10:37,376 --> 01:10:39,810 And if there's one place... 951 01:10:40,880 --> 01:10:42,939 ...that war doesn't belong... 952 01:10:43,216 --> 01:10:44,376 ...it's here. 953 01:10:46,285 --> 01:10:48,378 For 1200 years. 954 01:10:48,721 --> 01:10:50,621 From 776 B. C... 955 01:10:50,823 --> 01:10:53,348 ...to 393 A. D... 956 01:10:53,559 --> 01:10:56,619 ...your fellow Olympians laid down their arms... 957 01:10:56,829 --> 01:11:00,526 ...to take part in these games. They understood there was more honor... 958 01:11:00,867 --> 01:11:03,267 ...in out-running a man... 959 01:11:04,771 --> 01:11:06,466 ...than in killing him. 960 01:11:10,276 --> 01:11:11,106 l hope... 961 01:11:12,478 --> 01:11:15,003 ...the competition will resume. 962 01:11:16,616 --> 01:11:18,174 And if it does... 963 01:11:19,852 --> 01:11:22,082 ...you must not think that running... 964 01:11:22,455 --> 01:11:23,945 ...or throwing... 965 01:11:24,290 --> 01:11:25,689 ...or jumping... 966 01:11:26,392 --> 01:11:28,189 ...is frivolous. 967 01:11:29,262 --> 01:11:31,093 The Games... 968 01:11:31,497 --> 01:11:35,297 ...were once your fellow Olympians' answer to war. 969 01:11:36,102 --> 01:11:37,660 Competition... 970 01:11:38,437 --> 01:11:40,428 ...not conquest. 971 01:11:41,741 --> 01:11:42,969 Now... 972 01:11:45,044 --> 01:11:46,875 ...they must be your answer. 973 01:11:52,685 --> 01:11:54,585 David Bedford. 974 01:11:55,121 --> 01:11:57,021 Ian Stewart. 975 01:11:57,323 --> 01:11:59,120 Juha Vaatinen. 976 01:12:00,293 --> 01:12:02,022 Mohammed Gammoudi. 977 01:12:03,196 --> 01:12:04,925 Lasse Viren. 978 01:12:05,464 --> 01:12:06,453 Emiel Puttemans. 979 01:12:08,301 --> 01:12:10,462 Harold Norpoth. 980 01:12:11,304 --> 01:12:13,431 Steve Prefontaine. 981 01:12:13,639 --> 01:12:16,130 13 runners at this Olympic pre-finals. 982 01:12:16,342 --> 01:12:17,809 The same plan as the trials? 983 01:12:18,010 --> 01:12:20,444 Conserve the first 2 miles. 984 01:12:20,646 --> 01:12:23,513 Go hard the last one. Watch out for Gammoudi. 985 01:12:23,716 --> 01:12:25,513 Why? What's Gammoudi do? 986 01:12:25,718 --> 01:12:27,208 Elbows. 987 01:12:28,054 --> 01:12:30,454 That's Alvaris Selgado. Halle of Norway next. 988 01:12:30,656 --> 01:12:34,057 Viren of Finland, the 10,000-meter champion. A world-record holder. 989 01:12:34,260 --> 01:12:36,524 When I talked to Stewart and Prefontaine... 990 01:12:36,729 --> 01:12:39,721 ... I asked them how they thought the race might unfold. 991 01:12:39,932 --> 01:12:42,492 I'd like to work it out... 992 01:12:42,702 --> 01:12:44,226 ... so that in the end... 993 01:12:44,537 --> 01:12:47,028 ... it comes down to a pure guts race. 994 01:12:47,874 --> 01:12:50,206 If it is, I'm the only one who can win it. 995 01:13:06,726 --> 01:13:08,785 121/2 laps of the track. 996 01:13:09,462 --> 01:13:11,191 McCafferty comes from the outside. 997 01:13:11,397 --> 01:13:14,594 Norpoth on the inside. Ian Stewart, there for Great Britain. 998 01:13:14,800 --> 01:13:18,930 Lasse Viren, one of the favorites, just tucks himself into last place. 999 01:13:19,138 --> 01:13:22,972 And Steve Prefontaine is running in the middle of the pack. 1000 01:13:23,175 --> 01:13:26,804 But everyone's bunched together because the pace is pedestrian. 1001 01:13:27,046 --> 01:13:29,537 This is slow. They've jogged half a lap. 1002 01:13:29,749 --> 01:13:31,808 McCafferty leads for Great Britain. 1003 01:13:33,419 --> 01:13:34,909 But no one can afford... 1004 01:13:35,154 --> 01:13:38,646 ... to allow this to go on until the later stages of the race. 1005 01:13:38,891 --> 01:13:41,553 Everyone fears the finish of the European champion... 1006 01:13:41,761 --> 01:13:44,924 ... number 225, Vaatinen, the blond Finn. 1007 01:13:52,505 --> 01:13:54,769 McCafferty and Norpoth together. 1008 01:13:55,274 --> 01:13:56,764 Stewart on the outside. 1009 01:13:56,976 --> 01:13:59,774 Eisenberg and Prefontaine together, 4th and 5th. 1010 01:14:00,179 --> 01:14:01,146 First lap... 1011 01:14:01,347 --> 01:14:02,541 ...very, very slow. 1012 01:14:04,951 --> 01:14:07,715 Still, the race has barely started. 1013 01:14:09,789 --> 01:14:13,088 Tripping over themselves in their anxiety to find a position. 1014 01:14:13,292 --> 01:14:16,125 No athletes study each other like distance runners. 1015 01:14:16,362 --> 01:14:19,354 They'll try to be stoic, all except Prefontaine. 1016 01:14:19,565 --> 01:14:23,194 It's as if he takes the pain personally and is offended by it. 1017 01:14:23,970 --> 01:14:26,666 Vaatinen must be loving this. 1018 01:14:26,872 --> 01:14:29,773 The strain on these runners, waiting and waiting... 1019 01:14:29,976 --> 01:14:32,240 ... for somebody to break must be appalling. 1020 01:14:32,445 --> 01:14:35,608 The cracking point wilK/i> surely come soon. 1021 01:14:36,048 --> 01:14:38,778 Vaatinen, with a blistering finish... 1022 01:14:38,985 --> 01:14:42,148 ... is like the Duke of Plessitora, leading from behind. 1023 01:14:42,555 --> 01:14:44,523 Who's the Duke of Plessitora? 1024 01:14:44,724 --> 01:14:46,555 Jesus, Mac, who gives a shit? 1025 01:14:48,060 --> 01:14:50,051 And surely somewhere... 1026 01:14:50,262 --> 01:14:51,661 ... someone must go. 1027 01:14:52,398 --> 01:14:54,263 Pre's ready to, but he's trapped. 1028 01:14:54,834 --> 01:14:57,769 The time at 3 kilometers is 8:20:2. 1029 01:14:57,970 --> 01:15:01,667 They're 150 yards slower than Ron Clarke... 1030 01:15:01,907 --> 01:15:03,704 ... when he set his world record. 1031 01:15:03,909 --> 01:15:05,934 The suspense must be appalling among those... 1032 01:15:06,812 --> 01:15:10,077 ... who haven't total confidence in their sprinting ability. 1033 01:15:21,360 --> 01:15:23,624 Sviridov, the Russian, goes in front. 1034 01:15:23,829 --> 01:15:26,764 All that pushing as they all try to cover. 1035 01:15:34,774 --> 01:15:37,709 And they start a significant change of pace. 1036 01:15:37,943 --> 01:15:39,911 But it's given Pre his opening! 1037 01:15:40,146 --> 01:15:42,114 Prefontaine coming through. 1038 01:15:43,616 --> 01:15:45,982 So the American now committed. 1039 01:15:47,386 --> 01:15:49,752 Really burly for a middle-distance runner. 1040 01:15:49,955 --> 01:15:52,185 Cocky American who believes in himself. 1041 01:15:52,391 --> 01:15:54,450 Here goes Pre. Maybe this is the race. 1042 01:15:54,660 --> 01:15:57,220 Prefontaine has taken the lead. 1043 01:15:57,463 --> 01:16:01,263 Ian Stewart comes right behind him, and then it is Bedford. 1044 01:16:03,736 --> 01:16:07,263 Prefontaine, another athlete who can't leave it late. 1045 01:16:07,640 --> 01:16:11,872 A long-distance joiner, really, who's got to go for home. 1046 01:16:12,078 --> 01:16:14,205 And this is surely being left... 1047 01:16:14,413 --> 01:16:18,110 ... to the fastest miler. Prefontaine believes it's him. 1048 01:16:19,752 --> 01:16:21,276 Now we'll see. 1049 01:16:21,487 --> 01:16:24,547 Prefontaine didn't exactly keep his pre-race plans secret. 1050 01:16:24,757 --> 01:16:26,384 He's begun a mile-long drive... 1051 01:16:26,592 --> 01:16:29,060 ... to break the best runners in the world. 1052 01:16:29,261 --> 01:16:31,957 The American, almost a cult in the U. S... 1053 01:16:32,164 --> 01:16:33,791 ... sort of an athletic Beatle. 1054 01:16:33,999 --> 01:16:35,990 There are T-shirts around, "Go Pre." 1055 01:16:36,235 --> 01:16:38,294 Can anyone hold the lead that long? 1056 01:16:38,504 --> 01:16:41,564 I don't know. It's the toughest way to win there is. 1057 01:16:41,774 --> 01:16:44,299 He's burning more energy than anyone else. 1058 01:16:44,510 --> 01:16:46,637 The race for the gold medal starts here. 1059 01:16:46,879 --> 01:16:50,940 Prefontaine leads. The Europeans say he hasn't been in a war yet. 1060 01:16:51,183 --> 01:16:52,810 But he's got belief in himself. 1061 01:16:53,586 --> 01:16:55,486 And he's inexperienced enough... 1062 01:16:55,688 --> 01:16:57,849 ... not to know how good the others are. 1063 01:16:58,057 --> 01:17:02,926 As they come up with 2 to go, Viren states his intention now. 1064 01:17:04,730 --> 01:17:06,163 lt's fine. 1065 01:17:06,398 --> 01:17:09,959 Pre can draft on Viren and recharge for one last move. 1066 01:17:12,571 --> 01:17:15,369 They have left this one for the fastest finisher. 1067 01:17:15,574 --> 01:17:19,032 But Viren, the world-record holder at 10,000 meters... 1068 01:17:19,245 --> 01:17:20,712 ... already leads. 1069 01:17:20,913 --> 01:17:24,542 Viren, there's been a certainty about his running in the past 6 weeks. 1070 01:17:24,750 --> 01:17:27,014 It's almost made winning seem inevitable. 1071 01:17:27,219 --> 01:17:29,119 2 laps to go. Viren takes the lead. 1072 01:17:29,321 --> 01:17:32,313 Coaches will tell you you have one chance at the lead. 1073 01:17:32,525 --> 01:17:36,928 Prefontaine has to beat the odds. He has to stay with Viren. 1074 01:18:23,008 --> 01:18:25,943 He's got the turn and the lead. Prefontaine is in front... 1075 01:18:26,145 --> 01:18:28,204 ... for the second time. 1076 01:18:28,747 --> 01:18:31,580 The chunky American driving for home. 1077 01:18:31,784 --> 01:18:33,115 Viren following. 1078 01:18:33,319 --> 01:18:34,718 Halle and Stewart... 1079 01:18:34,987 --> 01:18:38,286 ... not covering Gammoudi. Gammoudi goes 3rd and here comes Stewart. 1080 01:18:38,657 --> 01:18:43,026 The 3 medals are between these 5 men. What price has he paid? 1081 01:18:43,229 --> 01:18:45,663 A tremendous price, Charlie. 1082 01:18:45,864 --> 01:18:47,297 But his strategy's obvious. 1083 01:18:47,499 --> 01:18:51,162 He wants to be the last man on his feet at the end. 1084 01:18:51,503 --> 01:18:54,631 Pre has said before: "There may be men who can beat me... 1085 01:18:54,840 --> 01:18:57,775 ... but they're going to have to bleed to do it. " 1086 01:18:58,110 --> 01:18:59,407 This time, the bell. 1087 01:18:59,612 --> 01:19:03,309 Lasse Viren now moves up and challenges Prefontaine. 1088 01:19:03,515 --> 01:19:07,144 He's going by him. One lap to go, instincts take over. 1089 01:19:07,353 --> 01:19:09,787 Viren's gone too soon. Pre can hang and wait. 1090 01:19:09,989 --> 01:19:11,980 Around the bend into the back straight. 1091 01:19:12,191 --> 01:19:15,991 A long straight they're facing for the last time on the final lap. 1092 01:19:16,195 --> 01:19:19,596 There's little strategy in this lap. It's just going to be more of... 1093 01:19:19,798 --> 01:19:21,425 ... who can survive... 1094 01:19:21,634 --> 01:19:25,536 ... this 4-lap-from-the-finish run by Steve Prefontaine? 1095 01:19:25,738 --> 01:19:27,171 Gammoudi's going for the win. 1096 01:19:27,373 --> 01:19:30,865 Prefontaine goes by. He has to get by before the turn. 1097 01:19:31,076 --> 01:19:35,035 And the American attacks on the outside, but Gammoudi responds. 1098 01:19:35,281 --> 01:19:36,873 Viren there. And these 3 now... 1099 01:19:37,082 --> 01:19:39,141 ... 7-8 meters clear of Ian Stewart. 1100 01:19:39,385 --> 01:19:41,216 These are the medal men. 1101 01:19:41,420 --> 01:19:44,218 200 meters left. The champion, Gammoudi, leads. 1102 01:19:44,423 --> 01:19:47,256 Viren moves up inside Prefontaine. 1103 01:19:47,993 --> 01:19:51,588 The Finn and the American gathering for the final attack. 1104 01:19:59,805 --> 01:20:01,397 Can't do it! 1105 01:20:01,874 --> 01:20:05,867 Viren's challenging Prefontaine inside. As they come off the turn... 1106 01:20:06,078 --> 01:20:09,343 ... Gammoudi has the lead. And here comes Viren! 1107 01:20:14,386 --> 01:20:18,379 They're all running at top end. There are no more gears. 1108 01:20:18,724 --> 01:20:20,555 It's as fast as these men can go. 1109 01:20:23,595 --> 01:20:24,823 Top of the final turn. 1110 01:20:25,030 --> 01:20:28,056 100 meters to go. Lasse Viren has taken the lead. 1111 01:20:28,267 --> 01:20:32,795 As they go for home, Gammoudi is bankrupt! So is Prefontaine! 1112 01:20:33,605 --> 01:20:37,507 The Finn pulls in now for his second gold medal. 1113 01:20:37,710 --> 01:20:39,735 And Stewart with a late run! 1114 01:20:39,978 --> 01:20:43,072 The Finn wins, Gammoudi second, Stewart takes the bronze. 1115 01:20:43,282 --> 01:20:46,945 Prefontaine dies in the final stride. Puttemans fifth, Norpoth sixth... 1116 01:20:47,386 --> 01:20:49,115 ... Per of Norway seventh... 1117 01:20:51,223 --> 01:20:54,420 He ran his last mile in 4:04. 1118 01:20:54,660 --> 01:20:56,457 What more could he have done? 1119 01:20:57,029 --> 01:21:00,795 Prefontaine endured a slow early pace and made all those moves. 1120 01:21:00,999 --> 01:21:02,227 With a mile to go... 1121 01:21:02,434 --> 01:21:04,527 ... with 600, with 300. 1122 01:21:04,737 --> 01:21:08,036 And Viren took everything he threw at him and still won. 1123 01:21:08,240 --> 01:21:10,936 Two outstanding efforts. 1124 01:21:11,210 --> 01:21:13,770 One man made the race and another man won it. 1125 01:21:13,979 --> 01:21:16,345 Fred, it was really a great race. 1126 01:21:16,548 --> 01:21:19,847 When you see Steve, congratulate him for me, will you? 1127 01:21:20,052 --> 01:21:22,543 He ran one of the greatest races l've ever seen. 1128 01:22:32,191 --> 01:22:35,888 The Finn pulls in now for his second gold medal. 1129 01:22:36,094 --> 01:22:37,857 And Stewart with a late run! 1130 01:22:38,096 --> 01:22:41,065 The Finn wins, Gammoudi second, Stewart takes the bronze. 1131 01:22:41,266 --> 01:22:45,202 Prefontaine, dying in the final strides, fourth... 1132 01:23:03,555 --> 01:23:05,785 Lobo, how about a quick... 1133 01:23:11,797 --> 01:23:13,424 This is Lobo. 1134 01:23:14,132 --> 01:23:16,498 You don't answer your phone anymore. 1135 01:23:18,136 --> 01:23:20,866 You want some food? Come on, right here. 1136 01:23:26,578 --> 01:23:28,205 Care to come in? 1137 01:23:29,314 --> 01:23:31,214 l got to get ready for work. 1138 01:23:42,160 --> 01:23:43,752 Where are you working? 1139 01:23:44,997 --> 01:23:46,487 The Pad. 1140 01:23:48,767 --> 01:23:50,894 Why? What's wrong with that? 1141 01:23:51,770 --> 01:23:53,135 Nothing. 1142 01:23:53,338 --> 01:23:55,636 That didn't look like nothing. 1143 01:23:58,443 --> 01:24:00,138 l'm not here to fight, so... 1144 01:24:00,345 --> 01:24:01,505 Sorry. 1145 01:24:01,847 --> 01:24:03,542 Why are you here? 1146 01:24:12,524 --> 01:24:16,324 Your pictures and awards, there's nothing here anymore. 1147 01:24:26,204 --> 01:24:28,502 Honey, you were great in Munich. 1148 01:24:30,142 --> 01:24:32,235 Viren was great. l was fourth. 1149 01:24:32,711 --> 01:24:34,042 You can beat Viren. 1150 01:24:35,714 --> 01:24:37,682 Really? Who told you that? 1151 01:24:40,686 --> 01:24:41,812 You did. 1152 01:24:44,856 --> 01:24:47,256 You shouldn't believe everything you hear. 1153 01:24:54,499 --> 01:24:55,830 Come on. 1154 01:24:58,203 --> 01:24:59,227 l'll walk you out. 1155 01:25:02,174 --> 01:25:03,698 Sure, why not? 1156 01:25:32,204 --> 01:25:35,901 Everyone is standing around! Nobody's drinking. Two Buds! 1157 01:25:40,045 --> 01:25:41,478 Two! Two! 1158 01:25:41,713 --> 01:25:43,578 Who else needs something? 1159 01:25:45,550 --> 01:25:46,744 Jesus! 1160 01:25:47,386 --> 01:25:50,651 - Bill, what brings you by? - Same as everybody else. 1161 01:25:51,923 --> 01:25:54,585 l heard Steve Prefontaine was working here. 1162 01:25:54,793 --> 01:25:58,058 l'm told he prefers it to living on food stamps. 1163 01:25:58,263 --> 01:26:00,629 Did you have to put your picture up? 1164 01:26:01,600 --> 01:26:02,862 Shit! 1165 01:26:03,468 --> 01:26:06,699 Cover for me! You want to meet me out back? 1166 01:26:20,986 --> 01:26:22,749 What? l got to make a living! 1167 01:26:22,954 --> 01:26:26,651 Nobody in Oregon can influence kids more than you can. 1168 01:26:27,059 --> 01:26:28,788 So get yourself another job. 1169 01:26:28,994 --> 01:26:31,758 One that pays the rent and lets me compete... 1170 01:26:31,963 --> 01:26:34,431 ...with athletes who don't have to work? 1171 01:26:36,501 --> 01:26:39,334 l haven't noticed you working out that much. 1172 01:26:41,540 --> 01:26:44,600 You know the greatest race l ever saw you run? 1173 01:26:45,110 --> 01:26:46,099 Munich. 1174 01:26:46,311 --> 01:26:49,439 l was never prouder than of your effort that day. 1175 01:26:49,648 --> 01:26:52,208 You couldn't have done more than you did. 1176 01:26:55,921 --> 01:26:57,616 You won the trials in 13:22. 1177 01:26:57,823 --> 01:26:59,950 5 seconds faster than Viren. 1178 01:27:00,158 --> 01:27:02,718 lt would've beaten him by 30 yards. 1179 01:27:03,295 --> 01:27:06,560 lt's hard to believe you've never thought about it. 1180 01:27:08,800 --> 01:27:11,530 So if l'd gone out faster, l might've... 1181 01:27:11,737 --> 01:27:13,432 And you blame me. 1182 01:27:14,339 --> 01:27:16,204 Do you blame yourself? 1183 01:27:17,309 --> 01:27:19,300 That's a constant, Pre. 1184 01:27:20,846 --> 01:27:23,508 At your level of competition, anyone can win... 1185 01:27:23,715 --> 01:27:26,980 ...on any given day, and not necessarily the best man. 1186 01:27:27,185 --> 01:27:29,517 Losing a race isn't your problem. 1187 01:27:29,721 --> 01:27:31,621 Front-running isn't your problem! 1188 01:27:31,823 --> 01:27:33,017 What's my problem? 1189 01:27:33,225 --> 01:27:34,658 Vanity! 1190 01:27:35,193 --> 01:27:38,219 lnsisting you have no talent is the ultimate vanity! 1191 01:27:38,430 --> 01:27:42,059 No talent, no limits. lt's all an act of will, right? 1192 01:27:42,267 --> 01:27:44,497 l couldn't do it. Leave it at that! 1193 01:27:44,703 --> 01:27:46,193 l got news for you! 1194 01:27:46,404 --> 01:27:48,895 All the will in the world won't get... 1195 01:27:49,107 --> 01:27:53,100 ...a person in a million to run a 3:54 mile! That takes talent! 1196 01:27:53,311 --> 01:27:57,213 And talent in a runner is tied to specific physical attributes! 1197 01:27:57,582 --> 01:28:01,780 Your heart probably pumps more blood than anyone else's on the planet. 1198 01:28:01,987 --> 01:28:03,887 That's the fuel for your talent. 1199 01:28:04,089 --> 01:28:06,523 lt'd take a hammer to hurt your bones! 1200 01:28:06,725 --> 01:28:08,920 lt's the foundation of your talent. 1201 01:28:09,127 --> 01:28:11,994 Your talent is not some disembodied act of will. 1202 01:28:12,197 --> 01:28:14,791 lt's literally in your bones. lt has limits. 1203 01:28:15,000 --> 01:28:16,558 Be thankful for your limits. 1204 01:28:16,768 --> 01:28:19,703 They're as limitless as they get in this life. 1205 01:28:19,905 --> 01:28:21,236 Good night. 1206 01:28:22,040 --> 01:28:23,439 Just a minute. 1207 01:28:24,009 --> 01:28:26,204 Bill, just a fucking minute. 1208 01:28:26,745 --> 01:28:30,476 Do you really believe you know everything about me? 1209 01:28:31,616 --> 01:28:34,949 Did it ever occur to you that l might know... 1210 01:28:35,153 --> 01:28:38,145 ...something about myself that you don't? 1211 01:28:40,058 --> 01:28:41,184 You vain... 1212 01:28:42,093 --> 01:28:44,493 ...inflexible son of a bitch. 1213 01:28:48,366 --> 01:28:51,233 You don't know me any better than yourself. 1214 01:28:51,436 --> 01:28:54,337 And you're never going to change you, Bill. 1215 01:29:33,278 --> 01:29:34,609 Men of Oregon... 1216 01:29:35,480 --> 01:29:37,243 ...l invite you to become... 1217 01:29:37,449 --> 01:29:39,974 ...students of your events. 1218 01:29:40,919 --> 01:29:41,783 Running... 1219 01:29:42,087 --> 01:29:43,850 ...one might say... 1220 01:29:44,256 --> 01:29:46,224 ...is basically an absurd pastime... 1221 01:29:46,424 --> 01:29:50,121 ...upon which to be exhausting ourselves. Gentlemen... 1222 01:29:50,328 --> 01:29:51,818 ...if l'm boring you... 1223 01:29:54,499 --> 01:29:58,026 l'm sorry, Bill. l didn't mean to interrupt. 1224 01:29:59,304 --> 01:30:02,068 l was just wondering if... 1225 01:30:03,742 --> 01:30:06,836 Would you mind if l worked out with the team? 1226 01:30:16,421 --> 01:30:18,787 You're always welcome here, Pre. 1227 01:30:25,597 --> 01:30:26,825 Gentlemen... 1228 01:30:28,300 --> 01:30:31,463 ...if you can find meaning in the kind of running... 1229 01:30:31,670 --> 01:30:34,662 ...you have to do to stay on this team... 1230 01:30:35,173 --> 01:30:38,301 ...chances are you can find meaning... 1231 01:30:38,510 --> 01:30:41,502 ...in that other absurd pastime: 1232 01:30:41,880 --> 01:30:43,279 Life. 1233 01:30:44,749 --> 01:30:48,241 For the time being, don't work out with the team. 1234 01:30:48,920 --> 01:30:52,549 You'll be facing Viren again at the Montreal Olympics. 1235 01:30:52,757 --> 01:30:54,918 I don't want you racing anyone now. 1236 01:30:55,193 --> 01:30:56,922 I just want you running. 1237 01:31:12,110 --> 01:31:15,739 Explore the limits of the one competitor above everyone else... 1238 01:31:15,947 --> 01:31:17,881 ... you've always loved to face: 1239 01:31:18,283 --> 01:31:20,046 Steve Prefontaine. 1240 01:31:22,053 --> 01:31:23,384 Dear Mary... 1241 01:31:24,055 --> 01:31:26,250 ... it's the first day of spring. 1242 01:31:26,458 --> 01:31:30,622 Munich seems more than 6 months ago. You're on my mind a lot. 1243 01:31:45,410 --> 01:31:47,071 Sometimes... 1244 01:31:47,512 --> 01:31:49,707 ... I choke on things I want to say. 1245 01:31:49,914 --> 01:31:52,940 I nearly did talk to you yesterday, but you looked busy. 1246 01:31:53,418 --> 01:31:56,717 The trouble is, since Munich, I've hated myself too much... 1247 01:31:56,921 --> 01:32:00,118 ... to feel I can say anything to someone I love. 1248 01:32:00,492 --> 01:32:02,790 I'm running against Shorter in the Restoration... 1249 01:32:02,994 --> 01:32:04,484 ... the race at Hayward Field... 1250 01:32:04,696 --> 01:32:07,256 ... to raise money to keep it from falling apart. 1251 01:32:08,333 --> 01:32:10,824 It is, after all, my second home. 1252 01:32:11,936 --> 01:32:13,164 Steve. 1253 01:32:29,354 --> 01:32:30,946 l'd like to ask you something. 1254 01:32:33,558 --> 01:32:34,650 lt's personal. 1255 01:32:36,694 --> 01:32:37,854 Sit down. 1256 01:32:39,798 --> 01:32:41,857 How do you and Barbara... 1257 01:32:43,201 --> 01:32:45,669 How do you and Barbara...? l mean... 1258 01:32:45,870 --> 01:32:48,498 Do you pretty much believe in the same things? 1259 01:32:49,808 --> 01:32:52,538 God, Pre, l have no idea. 1260 01:32:53,044 --> 01:32:56,104 The woman's a complete mystery to me. 1261 01:32:56,381 --> 01:32:58,576 How do you get along so well? 1262 01:32:59,384 --> 01:33:02,217 l don't have to know what she believes in. l believe in her. 1263 01:33:08,993 --> 01:33:11,518 You're easily pleased, l must say. 1264 01:33:11,729 --> 01:33:13,492 l liked what you said about... 1265 01:33:13,698 --> 01:33:16,326 ...using foreign promoters to combat the AAU. 1266 01:33:16,534 --> 01:33:18,331 That's not a bad idea. 1267 01:33:20,505 --> 01:33:21,870 You all set for tomorrow? 1268 01:33:22,507 --> 01:33:23,872 Yeah, sure. 1269 01:33:24,843 --> 01:33:26,333 No sweat. 1270 01:33:30,582 --> 01:33:32,846 And representing Oregon International... 1271 01:33:33,351 --> 01:33:36,184 ... Eugene's favorite Norwegian, Arne Kvalheim. 1272 01:33:41,693 --> 01:33:44,992 Pac-Eight Champion, former Stanford star... 1273 01:33:45,196 --> 01:33:47,494 ... his 7 th visit to Hayward Field... 1274 01:33:47,699 --> 01:33:49,599 ... Don Kardong. 1275 01:34:04,215 --> 01:34:06,376 l've been kidding myself, K enny. 1276 01:34:07,785 --> 01:34:09,275 What are you talking about? 1277 01:34:11,389 --> 01:34:13,880 l can't run with these guys anymore. 1278 01:34:15,126 --> 01:34:17,526 Shorter, Lindgren, Kardong. 1279 01:34:17,729 --> 01:34:19,856 They're going to hand me my head. 1280 01:34:20,465 --> 01:34:21,796 A graduate of Yale... 1281 01:34:22,000 --> 01:34:24,696 ...gold medalist in the Olympic marathon... 1282 01:34:24,903 --> 01:34:26,996 ... American record-holder at 10,000 meters: 1283 01:34:27,972 --> 01:34:29,303 Frank Shorter. 1284 01:34:36,814 --> 01:34:38,577 Ladies and gentlemen: 1285 01:34:39,484 --> 01:34:40,644 Pre. 1286 01:35:03,675 --> 01:35:05,267 l think that's you. 1287 01:35:54,726 --> 01:35:58,685 Pre now moving to the front again. The leaders battling the wind. 1288 01:35:58,896 --> 01:36:00,727 Kardong running third. 1289 01:36:10,008 --> 01:36:12,602 Shorter again takes the lead as the runners continue... 1290 01:36:12,910 --> 01:36:14,070 Teamwork? 1291 01:36:15,013 --> 01:36:17,106 lt's so windy, Frank agreed to swap... 1292 01:36:17,315 --> 01:36:19,545 ...the lead with Steve every other lap. 1293 01:36:19,751 --> 01:36:21,150 Share the work... 1294 01:36:21,352 --> 01:36:23,183 ...draft off each other. 1295 01:36:29,260 --> 01:36:32,195 Pre moves into the lead ahead of Frank Shorter. 1296 01:36:39,704 --> 01:36:41,638 Shorter again takes the lead... 1297 01:36:42,273 --> 01:36:43,604 He's doing it. 1298 01:36:49,213 --> 01:36:51,773 Once again, Pre takes the lead. 1299 01:36:52,650 --> 01:36:55,949 Frank's going to take the lead right here... 1300 01:36:56,387 --> 01:36:58,787 ...then the last lap'll be every man for himself. 1301 01:37:03,428 --> 01:37:04,452 Kardong, third. 1302 01:37:04,896 --> 01:37:05,760 Go on! 1303 01:37:05,963 --> 01:37:07,021 Run! 1304 01:37:07,231 --> 01:37:10,257 Frank should've taken the lead. He's not doing it. 1305 01:37:10,468 --> 01:37:13,767 There's no way Steve can fight the wind for another 2 laps. 1306 01:37:13,971 --> 01:37:16,098 In the 3-mile, Pre continues to lead. 1307 01:37:17,275 --> 01:37:19,743 Frank Shorter, second, Kardong, third. 1308 01:37:23,581 --> 01:37:27,415 With 300 yards to go, Shorter makes a strong move to the lead. 1309 01:37:30,254 --> 01:37:34,486 Frank Shorter pulling away from the field. It's Frank Shorter by 10 yards. 1310 01:37:34,692 --> 01:37:35,681 Great. 1311 01:37:35,960 --> 01:37:37,689 Munich all over again. 1312 01:38:12,296 --> 01:38:13,786 Prefontaine, the winner... 1313 01:38:13,998 --> 01:38:15,795 ... followed by Shorter. 1314 01:38:29,480 --> 01:38:31,380 12:51:4. 1315 01:38:32,183 --> 01:38:33,775 A new American record. 1316 01:38:33,985 --> 01:38:36,647 The third fastest 3-mile ever run. 1317 01:38:37,321 --> 01:38:38,310 Finishing third... 1318 01:38:38,523 --> 01:38:43,051 ... Don Kardong has run under 13 minutes for the first time ever. 1319 01:38:43,361 --> 01:38:44,726 Under 13. 1320 01:38:44,996 --> 01:38:46,793 lsn't that a P.R.? 1321 01:38:47,231 --> 01:38:48,698 Congratulations! 1322 01:39:24,702 --> 01:39:26,033 Hey, rube. 1323 01:39:26,604 --> 01:39:28,595 Want some lemonade? 1324 01:39:30,775 --> 01:39:31,867 No. 1325 01:39:33,878 --> 01:39:35,106 They've offered me... 1326 01:39:35,313 --> 01:39:37,941 ...$ 200,000 to turn pro. 1327 01:39:43,454 --> 01:39:45,081 What do you think should l do? 1328 01:39:49,293 --> 01:39:51,761 l'm not going to tell you to turn it down. 1329 01:39:51,963 --> 01:39:54,397 l know what that money could do for you... 1330 01:39:54,632 --> 01:39:56,224 ...and your family. 1331 01:39:58,903 --> 01:40:00,200 No Montreal... 1332 01:40:00,571 --> 01:40:02,038 ...obviously. 1333 01:40:02,573 --> 01:40:04,507 No Olympics, period. 1334 01:40:10,648 --> 01:40:13,173 Where the hell did these come from? 1335 01:40:13,384 --> 01:40:14,316 They're yours. 1336 01:40:15,620 --> 01:40:17,144 The rubber spikes. 1337 01:40:25,196 --> 01:40:27,027 The seam's gone. 1338 01:40:27,265 --> 01:40:28,994 Took that out for you. 1339 01:40:36,974 --> 01:40:38,908 They're made from your last... 1340 01:40:39,110 --> 01:40:40,771 ...so try them on. 1341 01:41:05,903 --> 01:41:07,700 Stand up on it. 1342 01:41:14,078 --> 01:41:15,773 They fit all right. 1343 01:41:17,982 --> 01:41:19,609 How do they feel? 1344 01:41:33,097 --> 01:41:34,928 Excuse me a minute, Bill. 1345 01:42:06,464 --> 01:42:08,762 l'm sorry. l ran up to the quarry. 1346 01:42:08,966 --> 01:42:10,957 l forgot about the time. 1347 01:42:38,996 --> 01:42:40,520 How'd you like them? 1348 01:42:41,499 --> 01:42:44,366 You know me. l've always been an Adidas freak. 1349 01:42:44,669 --> 01:42:45,658 But... 1350 01:42:45,903 --> 01:42:47,200 ...they're not bad. 1351 01:42:49,407 --> 01:42:50,635 Not bad. 1352 01:42:53,844 --> 01:42:55,368 Can you make me a couple pair? 1353 01:42:55,613 --> 01:42:57,376 What the hell for? 1354 01:42:59,083 --> 01:43:00,015 Montreal. 1355 01:43:06,590 --> 01:43:09,525 l think l could probably manage a couple. 1356 01:43:14,098 --> 01:43:16,658 l'll never understand you, Pre. 1357 01:43:18,436 --> 01:43:20,404 Who the hell says you have to? 1358 01:43:23,374 --> 01:43:25,205 What are all these cutouts for? 1359 01:43:25,443 --> 01:43:27,934 That's kind of my trademark. 1360 01:43:29,213 --> 01:43:31,340 Stands for Nike, the Goddess of Victory. 1361 01:43:32,450 --> 01:43:33,644 Nike? 1362 01:43:33,884 --> 01:43:35,078 Yeah, Greek. 1363 01:43:36,387 --> 01:43:37,581 l like it. 1364 01:43:50,735 --> 01:43:52,362 Get me out of here early. 1365 01:43:52,570 --> 01:43:54,504 l'm dying. My jaw is throbbing. 1366 01:43:54,739 --> 01:43:55,728 Why? 1367 01:43:55,973 --> 01:43:58,407 My wisdom teeth were extracted 5 days... 1368 01:43:58,642 --> 01:44:01,577 You can't stay here! You exploded out there today. 1369 01:44:01,812 --> 01:44:03,973 Thanks a million. l appreciate that. 1370 01:44:10,087 --> 01:44:11,384 l need to talk to you. 1371 01:44:11,622 --> 01:44:12,850 l'm right here. 1372 01:44:13,090 --> 01:44:14,887 Well, wait for me. 1373 01:44:18,596 --> 01:44:20,427 So, Pre, l'm ready if you are. 1374 01:44:20,664 --> 01:44:22,256 l feel for you. l'm sorry. 1375 01:44:22,500 --> 01:44:24,365 l want a ride, not your sympathy. 1376 01:44:24,602 --> 01:44:26,069 Okay, one second. 1377 01:44:26,604 --> 01:44:29,971 l've been looking for you everywhere. Can you wait a second? 1378 01:44:30,207 --> 01:44:33,108 - We got to go. - l'll be right back, okay? 1379 01:44:33,344 --> 01:44:35,278 Please don't leave without me. 1380 01:45:00,304 --> 01:45:01,669 Jesus, Frank! 1381 01:45:01,906 --> 01:45:03,100 A little privacy, please. 1382 01:45:03,340 --> 01:45:04,272 l'm dying. 1383 01:45:04,508 --> 01:45:06,237 You got to take me home. 1384 01:45:08,813 --> 01:45:11,008 You can always come back, you know. 1385 01:45:13,551 --> 01:45:15,178 l will be right back. 1386 01:45:17,321 --> 01:45:19,380 l'm not going to let you go. 1387 01:45:27,898 --> 01:45:28,956 Let's go. 1388 01:45:29,733 --> 01:45:31,360 See you, Mary. 1389 01:45:39,343 --> 01:45:41,208 l've made a decision. 1390 01:45:42,913 --> 01:45:44,175 ln the next 3 weeks... 1391 01:45:44,415 --> 01:45:47,748 ...l'll break the world record in the 3-mile by 12 seconds. 1392 01:45:47,952 --> 01:45:49,214 No kidding? 1393 01:45:49,420 --> 01:45:51,047 You want to guess how? 1394 01:45:51,422 --> 01:45:52,354 l can't. 1395 01:45:52,590 --> 01:45:53,887 Sure you can. 1396 01:45:54,525 --> 01:45:55,958 No, l have no idea. 1397 01:45:56,193 --> 01:45:58,286 Give it the old college try. 1398 01:45:58,529 --> 01:46:00,827 Honest to God, l can't guess. 1399 01:46:01,265 --> 01:46:02,630 l'll tell you. 1400 01:46:02,867 --> 01:46:04,801 Twelve 63-second quarters. 1401 01:46:05,002 --> 01:46:06,333 That's 12:36. 1402 01:46:06,704 --> 01:46:09,332 12 seconds faster than 12:48. 1403 01:46:10,875 --> 01:46:12,001 How about that? 1404 01:46:26,123 --> 01:46:27,681 All right, thanks, Pre. 1405 01:46:36,901 --> 01:46:38,596 So what time tomorrow? 1406 01:46:38,802 --> 01:46:41,236 Remember, we're going to run an easy 10? 1407 01:46:43,474 --> 01:46:44,463 We'll see. 1408 01:46:44,742 --> 01:46:45,902 10 o'clock? 1409 01:46:46,577 --> 01:46:48,442 l said, we'll see. 1410 01:47:02,760 --> 01:47:05,524 63 seconds per quarter for 12 quarters... 1411 01:47:05,763 --> 01:47:06,752 ...is 12:36. 1412 01:47:06,997 --> 01:47:09,227 12:36, Steve Prefontaine... 1413 01:47:09,433 --> 01:47:10,798 ...world record! 1414 01:47:12,503 --> 01:47:15,301 63 seconds, boom! First quarter. 1415 01:47:15,773 --> 01:47:19,573 2:06, boom! Second quarter. 3:09, boom! Third quarter. 1416 01:47:21,178 --> 01:47:22,907 8:24 for two miles. 1417 01:47:23,781 --> 01:47:24,941 Boom! Right there. 1418 01:47:25,182 --> 01:47:26,740 9:27 for nine. 1419 01:47:28,185 --> 01:47:29,652 10:30 for ten. 1420 01:47:29,887 --> 01:47:31,149 Always holding on. 1421 01:47:31,522 --> 01:47:33,456 11:33, one lap to go. 1422 01:47:33,791 --> 01:47:36,453 He's holding on. He sees it in front of him. 1423 01:47:37,194 --> 01:47:40,630 11:33. He's got one lap to go! He's got one lap to go! 1424 01:47:40,864 --> 01:47:43,059 He's on world-record pace. 1425 01:47:43,300 --> 01:47:45,461 200 meters to go, Steve Prefontaine... 1426 01:48:28,746 --> 01:48:31,943 One of America's best hopes for the 1976 Olympics... 1427 01:48:32,182 --> 01:48:34,673 ... runner Steve Prefontaine, is dead. 1428 01:48:34,918 --> 01:48:38,354 America's leading long-distance runner... 1429 01:48:38,589 --> 01:48:41,683 ... was killed last night in a car accident. 1430 01:48:42,026 --> 01:48:45,621 Just hours before his death, the 1972 Olympic runner... 1431 01:48:45,863 --> 01:48:48,855 ... took part in a meet at the University of Oregon. 1432 01:48:49,099 --> 01:48:53,365 During his career, he set records in almost every long-distance event. 1433 01:48:53,604 --> 01:48:57,870 According to police, he was driving alone in a convertible. 1434 01:48:58,108 --> 01:48:59,735 He was 24. 1435 01:49:02,179 --> 01:49:04,807 Pre did everything on a track... 1436 01:49:05,015 --> 01:49:05,947 ... just about... 1437 01:49:06,150 --> 01:49:08,710 ...everything on a track that a runner can do. 1438 01:49:09,186 --> 01:49:11,347 One thing Pre cherished most... 1439 01:49:11,555 --> 01:49:14,854 ...that he never got was the world record at 3 miles. 1440 01:49:15,059 --> 01:49:17,027 The last thing Pre said to me... 1441 01:49:17,261 --> 01:49:18,990 ...was that the next time he'd run three miles... 1442 01:49:19,196 --> 01:49:21,323 ...he'd do it in 12 minutes and 36 seconds... 1443 01:49:21,532 --> 01:49:24,729 ...beating the world record by 12 seconds. 1444 01:49:27,004 --> 01:49:28,528 We're timing the eulogy. 1445 01:49:31,508 --> 01:49:34,739 We'll deliver it in 12 minutes, 36 seconds... 1446 01:49:34,945 --> 01:49:36,640 ...then we'll stop the clock... 1447 01:49:36,847 --> 01:49:40,214 ...and as far as we're concerned, Pre will have his record. 1448 01:49:40,984 --> 01:49:42,645 All of my life... 1449 01:49:42,853 --> 01:49:44,684 ...man and boy... 1450 01:49:44,888 --> 01:49:46,753 ...l've operated under the assumption... 1451 01:49:46,957 --> 01:49:51,326 ...that the main idea in running was to win the damn race. 1452 01:49:52,963 --> 01:49:54,555 When l became a coach... 1453 01:49:54,765 --> 01:49:57,893 ...l tried to teach people how to do that. 1454 01:49:58,102 --> 01:50:00,093 l tried to teach Pre how to do that. 1455 01:50:01,572 --> 01:50:04,598 l tried like hell to teach Pre to do that. 1456 01:50:05,042 --> 01:50:07,203 And Pre taught me... 1457 01:50:07,811 --> 01:50:11,076 ...taught me l was wrong. 1458 01:50:11,748 --> 01:50:14,615 Pre, you see, was troubled by knowing... 1459 01:50:14,818 --> 01:50:18,219 ...a mediocre effort can win a race. 1460 01:50:18,422 --> 01:50:21,755 And a magnificent effort can lose one. 1461 01:50:21,959 --> 01:50:24,860 Winning a race wouldn't necessarily demand... 1462 01:50:25,062 --> 01:50:29,260 ...that he give it everything he had from start to finish. 1463 01:50:30,100 --> 01:50:32,568 He never ran any other way. 1464 01:50:32,769 --> 01:50:35,237 l tried to get him to. 1465 01:50:35,439 --> 01:50:38,203 God knows, l tried. 1466 01:50:38,408 --> 01:50:40,672 But Pre was stubborn. 1467 01:50:40,878 --> 01:50:42,869 He insisted on holding himself... 1468 01:50:43,080 --> 01:50:46,015 ...to a higher standard than victory. 1469 01:50:46,683 --> 01:50:47,775 A race... 1470 01:50:47,985 --> 01:50:50,215 ...is a work of art. 1471 01:50:50,654 --> 01:50:52,144 That's what he said. 1472 01:50:52,856 --> 01:50:54,687 That's what he believed. 1473 01:50:54,892 --> 01:50:57,417 And he was out to make it one... 1474 01:50:57,628 --> 01:51:00,028 ...every step of the way. 1475 01:51:01,331 --> 01:51:03,526 Of course, he wanted to win. 1476 01:51:03,734 --> 01:51:08,000 Those who saw him compete and those who competed against him... 1477 01:51:08,205 --> 01:51:12,039 ...were never in any doubt about how much he wanted to win. 1478 01:51:12,743 --> 01:51:15,337 But how he won... 1479 01:51:15,546 --> 01:51:17,741 ...mattered to him more. 1480 01:51:19,116 --> 01:51:21,744 Pre thought l was a hard case. 1481 01:51:23,587 --> 01:51:26,351 But he finally got it through my head... 1482 01:51:26,557 --> 01:51:29,219 ...that the real purpose of running... 1483 01:51:29,426 --> 01:51:31,587 ...isn't to win a race. 1484 01:51:33,096 --> 01:51:35,530 lt's to test the limits... 1485 01:51:35,732 --> 01:51:37,666 ...of the human heart. 1486 01:51:39,703 --> 01:51:41,466 And that he did. 1487 01:51:42,539 --> 01:51:45,406 Nobody did it more often. 1488 01:51:48,278 --> 01:51:51,076 Nobody did it better. 1489 01:53:12,229 --> 01:53:16,529 And we stopped the clock at 12 minutes and 36 seconds. 1490 01:53:16,733 --> 01:53:18,462 A world-record time... 1491 01:53:18,669 --> 01:53:21,263 ... with which Steve Prefontaine... 1492 01:53:21,471 --> 01:53:23,905 ... would have been well satisfied. 112431