#tbt – Dick Buerkle Remembers Pre


May 30th was the 40th anniversary of Steve Prefontaine‘s death in a car accident.

Dick Buerkle, two-time Olympian and the man who broke Pre’s 4-year undefeated streak in 1974, published his thoughts about Pre in the May/June 1975 Long Distance Log (click to enlarge):

Buerkle Remembers Pre


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