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Basketball and Netball

When people prioritize sports in the United States the first three are usually football, basketball and baseball. These sports receive a lot of attention to media making the athletes superstars and heroes to many young people. In sports such as racing heroes Dona'ty attention The ITA also not known.

Race distance to the United States has had many athletes that have achieved legendary greatness. One such person is Jim Ryun from Kansas. At school, he was the first preparation Miler break four minutes in the mile. Also won three state-run miles and set the record mile of 3:55.3, which was 36 years.

When Jim finished high school, continued breaking records on the runway. It held five records the world during his career and became the youngest athlete of the year in 1966. Jim Ryun was also three times U.S. Olympian in the 1,500 meters and won the medal silver at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Jim Ryun was a member of Congress four terms taken from retirement.

Billy Mills is another hero of our sport. Billy is a native who came from a poor family and challenged despite many difficulties to succeed. It is especially known for one of the best moments in Olympic history. During the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan quasi – unknown American athlete stunned the world by winning the medal gold medal in the 10,000 meters race.

With the return to go Billy Mills was one of the three drivers who were competing for Olympic gold medal when Tennis expelled three. Billy kept his composure and go back up methodically to the other drivers known. In the last 100m was run over the other two drivers for win the gold medal. After retiring from the sport, Billy Mills became an insurance salesman and successful life is also a professional motivational speaker.

Our next sporting hero Bill Rodgers. Bill Rodgers is known as a distance runner Mena most famous of all times. Bill was a four time winner of Boston and New York City Marathon. Track and Field News ranked Rodgers # 1 in the marathon world in 1975, 1977 and 1979. This was also a member of 1976 Olympic team U.S. marathon.

Bill Rodgers has won many awards including the Man of the Year Tiffany (1989), New York Runners Club Abebe Biklla Award (1989), and CT. sports writers Alliance Gold Key Award (1994). Rodgers still has five American records and one current world record. Bill Rodgers is currently Etonic Shoe Company spokesman and the owner of the Bill Rodgers Running Center. Still works and has attended many speeches.

One of the most popular and largest Operating legends of American distance running is Steve Prefontaine. Pre was born in Coos Bay, Oregon and attended Marshfield High School. He was undefeated on the track Cross country skiing and junior and senior year. As the principal in Marshfield, was beaten the American record for the mile run. Their outstanding performances have attracted the attention of legendary coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon.

Steve Prefontaine attended the University of Oregon in 1969 and became a celebrity. This could fill the Hayward Field University of capacity with fans who are dear to him when he entered the stadium. Pre won seven NCAA titles: three in cross country and four on the track. He held eight collegiate records and his 3 miles and miles 6 records remain. Prefontaine also broke his own and other U.S. documents 14 different times.

After college Steve Prefontaine continued to train and 1972 Olympics held in Munich, Germany. During that race is content to stay with the pack of runners for the first two kilometers. With a mile to go he took the initiative and start picking up. With 600 meter run before it was adopted by Finland, Lasse Viren. Prefontaine gave it everything he had to stay with Viren, but below the gold medal and finished fourth.

Steve Prefontaine was the epitome of toughness. His personality safe and courageous actions that people are attracted. Steve Prefontaine was killed in a traffic accident 30 May 1975. He was surprised the distance from the world community. He was 24 and was felled in the prime of his life in motion. Prefontaine till this day has a impact on the race. Many high school and collegiate runners have an appointment at the back of their shirts. There is also a track meet in his honor every year in the Prefontaine Classic called Hayward Field.

John Hopple is the owner of Justrunners.com a website that sells running shoes and 4′ x 2.5′ cloth Steve Prefontaine Posters. To purchase running posters, go to my website and make sure to check out other Track and Field posters as well.

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