DJBruce

MacBook, get fries with that?

"A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more." – Steve Prefontaine

DJBruce - Can you cite an example to explain the above quote. I couldn't get past the later half of it, i.e.; "who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more".

What does the author mean when he says '...

That quote is by Steve Prefontaine arguable America's best distance runner ever. Pre was known for having a very brash style, always looking to go out front, and set the pace of the race. This flies in the face of many other runners styles of sitting back drafting, and being content to run a slow pace. The entire point of the quote is that running should be about seeing who can push themselves farther. Who can keep the pace the highest the longest. So Pre is saying that when he ran ...