Steve Prefontaine

Running pioneer Jeff Johnson fondly remembers the track and field icon.

The legendary runner had a way with words.

Fun facts about innovation, top brands and key players.

One legend remembers another.

She was 88 years old.

Track Town U.S.A. is slightly scruffy, out of the mainstream and hard-edged--much like the runners who come here to compete.

He admits not being surprised making the podium.

Readers are now afforded new insights into the great runner's thoughts.

Had he survived his fateful car crash, "Pre" would have been 60 years old today

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