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Just announced: The meet schedule for the 2024 Prefontaine Classic is here 💎 You don't want to miss this year's meet on May 25 at the historic Hayward Field. Secure your seat. Tickets start at just $25 🎟️

Click here to view the 2024 Prefontaine Classic meet schedule

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Today would have been Steve Prefontaine's 68th birthday. Happy Birthday, Pre 🥳 #PreLives

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SHE LIVES UP TO HER NAME!!! @fastelaine 10.54!!! SECOND FASTEST EVER EVER! #PreClassic

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Don’t forgot to take a moment to honor the man behind our name this week. #PreLives

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The #Tokyo2020 medal count coming to the #PreClassic is 🤯 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈 🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉

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43 years ago today Pre ran his final race. He may be gone but he is not forgotten. #PreLives

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Mujinga Kambundji wins the women’s 200m in 22.06!!

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Our men's 100m field. 🇺🇸 @justingatlin 🇿🇦 @AkaniSimbine 🇺🇸 @ronnie_baker14 🇺🇸 @TrayvonBromell 🇺🇸 @ALLORN0THIN 🇺🇸 @fkerley99 🇺🇸 @Mike_Norman22 🇨🇦 @De6rasse See you on Saturday, August 21! #EugeneDL | #DiamondLeague | 🖥

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Pre ran his final race 42 years ago today. #PreLives

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4️⃣7️⃣ years ago today in Eugene, Pre ran to a 5000m 🇺🇸 record of 13:22.8 at the Olympic Trials. The time stood as the Trials record until Galen Rupp ran 13:22.67 at the 2012 Olympic Trials. #PreLives

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Our meet namesake would have turned 70 today. Happy birthday, Steve. #PreLives

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4️⃣5️⃣ years ago today Pre ran his final race - 5000 meters in 13:23.8. #PreLives 📸 Brian Lanker

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Today would have been Steve Prefontaine's 66th birthday. Happy Birthday, Pre! #PreLives

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It's official! @itskerrii will run the 100m-200m double at #PreClassic in August! “I’m looking forward to running fast and putting on a show." 📰 📸 @matthewquine #DiamondLeague | #EugeneDL

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The deepest 100m field ever assembled at #PreClassic . The Tokyo medalists will have their hands full with this one. 🇮🇹 @crazylongjumper 🥇 🇺🇸 @fkerley99 🥈 🇨🇦 @De6rasse 🥉 🇺🇸 @__coleman 🇺🇸 @ronnie_baker14 🇺🇸 @KennyBednarek 🇺🇸 @LylesNoah 🇺🇸 @_BraceYaself

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50 years ago Pre lead @OregonTF to the #NCAAXC team title with his 1st place finish in Knoxville, TN. Who's excited for this weekend's NCAA Championships? #PreLives

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Today would have been Steve Prefontaine's 65th birthday. Happy Birthday, Pre! #PreLives

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It’s lit.

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The #PreClassic women's 💯 field: 🇯🇲 @realshellyannfp 🇨🇮 @majo10s70 🇯🇲 @FastElaine 🇯🇲 @sherickajacko 🇺🇸 @itskerrii 🇺🇸 @jaiioliver 🇺🇸 @_teahnad 🇨🇭 @MKambundji 🇯🇲 @brianastarr21 Catch them in Eugene on Saturday, August 21. #EugeneDL | #DiamondLeague | 🖥

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We lost Pre 41 years ago today. We will never forget his legacy. #GoPre

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1/25/1951 - 5/30/1975 Our meet namesake will always live in our hearts & minds. #PreLives

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3 years

A reminder of how to watch the #PreClassic .

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Today would have have been Steve's 69th birthday. Happy Birthday, Pre. #PreLives

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We might have lost our namesake 44 years ago but his spirit lives inside each of us. #PreLives

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In the summer of '74, Pre wanted to run a fast mile at Hayward Field as a tune-up before returning to Europe. In smoke filled air, Pre's 3:58.3 thrilled the 1000+ fans that showed up for his Sept 3 "workout". Later, he took to the bull-horn to thank "His People".

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The meet should be a “𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙚 - 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.” Bill Bowerman, 1975. Today we celebrate Pre's 71st birthday by carrying on his legacy & introducing the 2022 #PreClassic meet poster.

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🚨 Allyson Felix - has been added to our incredible #PreClassic #DiamondLeague women's 200m! The full field is 🔥 🇬🇧 @dinaashersmith 🇨🇭 @MKambundji 🇺🇸 @ItsGabrielleT 🇺🇸 @J_Prandini 🇺🇸 @itskerrii 🇺🇸 @brittanyshamere 🇨🇮 @majo10s70 🇺🇸 @DezereaBryant 🇺🇸 @allysonfelix

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It’s happening. The ultimate showdown over 100m is set for #PreClassic 🇯🇲 @FastElaine 🇺🇸 @itskerrii 🇬🇧 @dinaashersmith 🇯🇲 @sherickajacko 🇨🇮 @majotalou 🇯🇲 @brianastarr21 🇨🇭 @MKambundji 🇺🇸 @_teahnad 🇺🇸 Twanisha Terry Tickets at . See you on Saturday.

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Racing to records. Pre Classic and Hayward Field records for Michael Norman. Getting it done in the men’s 400m. 43.60 #PreClassic #EugeneDL

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𝙋𝙧𝙚 ran his final race 46 years ago tonight. 5000m around the Hayward Field track run in 13:23.8. Gone but never forgotten. #PreLives

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Knighton has entered the chat 💬 The 200m World U20 Record holder @ErriyonK is skipping his high school graduation to compete in the 100m field at #PreClassic . Mark your calendar, May 28th is going to be crazy 😤

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Ambitious. Passionate. Connected. Today would have been track & field legend Steve Prefontaine's 72nd birthday. Happy birthday, Pre. #PreLives

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🚨 FRIDAY & SATURDAY #PreClassic Broadcast Info 🚨 #EugeneDL | #DiamondLeauge

How to watch the 2021 Prefontaine Classic!

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3 years

That women’s 100m broke our cell signal for a minute 🤣

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. @Mike_Norman22 wins the Mens 400M with a time of 43.60!

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23.21 for 14 year old Tamari Davis! #PreClassic

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Steve Prefontaine January 25, 1951 - May 30, 1975 #PreLives

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The man who wrote a 📨 to convince Pre to come to Eugene, who wrote a 📖 to teach the masses to jog and created a 👟 to make us run faster passed away 19 years ago today. We honor him with our marquee event, the Bowerman Mile. RIP Bill.

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3:58.07 YOUNGEST EVER SUB 4 MILE FOR JAKOB INGREBRIGTSEN HES 16

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World class showdown. 10.79 looking easy. The gold medalist gets it done. #PreClassic #EugeneDL

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Today would have been Pre's 64th birthday. Happy Birthday Pre! http://t.co/s2vsBj21nf

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10th Pre Classic for the legend. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes the victory. Women’s 200m, 22.41 #PreClassic #EugeneDL

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Someone drew a crowd 👀👀

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🚨 The 5000m world record has put on notice 🚨 Sifan Hassan will aim to break 14:06.62 Friday night. #PreClassic | #EugeneDL | #DiamondLeague 📰 📸 @matthequine @Diamond_League

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Today in history, 1974, Pre’s first race on San Diego’s fast track produced his last indoor American record - 8:20.4 for 2 miles. Pre's record would last until 1985, broken by Doug Padilla. #PreLives

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Pre Lives 1/25/51 - 5/30/75 📸: Don Chadez

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50 years ago today Pre ran 13:22.8 to break his American record and win the 1972 Olympic Trials 5,000m at Hayward Field. It was a moment that cemented the legacy of the Track Town, U.S.A. community. Pre’s ambition continues to inspire us today. #StopPre

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RIP to Johnny Jones. He ran an epic 90 minute triple at the 1976 #PreClassic - 10.44 in the 100, 46.16 in the 400 and 21.14 in the 200...as a prep athlete from Lampasas, TX.

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4️⃣6️⃣ years ago today, a 21-year-old Pre approached the bell-lap bloodied by spike wounds but still in contention for Munich Olympic 🥇. Lasse Viren was too strong and completed his gold-medal 5k/10k double, while Pre was completely spent and finished 4th. #PreLives

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Today is the 85th birthday of Pre's college coach & 1964 Olympic 5000m 🥉Bill Dellinger. Happy Birthday, Bill 🥳

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🗣 We have 9️⃣ sub-11 second women scheduled for the #PreClassic 💯. 💎🏆 #DiamondLeague 📰

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“For a lot of us we thought it was unheard of.” - @realshellyannfp on competing after motherhood. “We’re showing the world we don’t want to be put in a box.” #PreClassic #EugeneDL 📸: @lhanndowns

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Your new American 100m hurdles record holder @KeniUSATF #preclassic

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🤔🤔🤔

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#PreLives

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48 years ago today, Pre ran his final race. Relentless. Rebellious. Passionate. Pre inspires us to take risks, dream big, and train hard. #PreLives

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New event for the 2019 #PreClassic ? 🤔

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On this date 45 years ago, Pre set an indoor 2 mile 🇺🇸 record of 8:22.2 at the Oregon Invite, breaking his own record by 2.4 seconds 👀 He lapped the entire field, winning by 18 seconds 🤯

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✍️ it down in your 🗓 The 2022 #PreClassic is set for May 28th! Full 2022 @Diamond_League schedule release ➡️

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#tbt Pre on his way to the🥇 at the 1973 #NCAAXC Championships.

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#HaywardMagic is real.

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HE'S 16 AND SUB-4! #PreClassic

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4️⃣8️⃣ years ago today, a freshman Pre 🏃‍♂️ a 5️⃣5️⃣ second last lap on a taped-up right foot to set a #NCAATF 3️⃣ mile meet record 13:22.0 in Des Moines. 📸Don Wilkinson

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She juuuuust missed the American record but @emmajcoburn is happy about tonight's 9:07.96 #PreClassic

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We had a lot of 😀 at the #PreClassic in 2021 with our return to Tracktown, USA. Happy #WorldSmileDay .

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. @FastElaine wins the Womens 100M with a time of 10.79!

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13:00.70 for @Mo_Farah FTW #PreClassic #DiamondLeague

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A new #PreClassic record and fastest mile ever run in the USA! 3:47.24 for Jakob Ingebrigtsen!!

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Pre put on a show at Eugene’s first Olympic Trials on July 9, 1972. Taking off after 6 laps, Pre dropped veteran George Young and demolished his own 🇺🇸5000m record with a 13:22.8 meet record that would last for 4️⃣0️⃣years until Galen Rupp broke it in 2012. 📸 Don Chadez

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Not more than a stone's throw from the future site of the @Portland2016 world indoor championships, Pre celebrated his 24th birthday with an 8:27 2-mile at the 1975 Oregon Indoor Invitational at Memorial Coliseum. Happy Birthday Pre!

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4️⃣8️⃣ years ago today, a 21-year-old Pre approached the bell-lap bloodied by spike wounds but still in contention for Munich Olympic 🥇. Lasse Viren was too strong and completed his gold-medal 5k/10k double, while Pre was completely spent and finished 4th. #PreLives

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Pre's Trail in the running to be a city of Eugene historic landmark via @registerguard

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FYI, Pre's Trail has been looking 🔥 lately. 📸Peter John L Thompson

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Eight years ago @CarmelitaJeter dropped a 💥10.70 💥100m at #PreClassic . That time still stands as a meet record. #tbt

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Pre on his way to winning the 1971 #NCAAXC meet. #tbt

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This year’s Bowerman Mile field is LOADED. #PreClassic 🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 🇰🇪 @tim_cheruiyot 🇺🇸 @cole_hocker 🇺🇸 @CooperTeare 🇺🇸 @ColinSahlman 🇬🇧 @jakeheyward7 🇺🇸 @MattCentrowitz 🇺🇸 @Clayton_Murph 🇦🇺 @Stewy_mac3 🇦🇺 @ollie_hoare97 Full field and 🎟:

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Michael Norman and Fred Kerley Ready to Rock #PreClassic 400m 💎🏆 #DiamondLeague 📰

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3 years

Folks. Hayward is lit.

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A new #PreClassic 100m 👸🏾 @CarmelitaJeter ➡️ @FastElaine #EugeneDL | #DiamondLeague 📸 @matthewquine / @Diamond_League

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DeGrasse! Mens 100m 👑 at the #PreClasic

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The men’s 400m field at #PreClassic is music to our ears 🎶 🇺🇸 @Mike_Norman22 🇬🇩 @Kirani_James 🇺🇸 @MCJR__ 🇹🇹 @Reemy_rich19 🇺🇸 @Vernon400m 🇺🇸 @Wil_WL3 🇺🇸 @Brose_royce Michael Johnson’s meet record might not be safe 👀 Secure your tickets today.

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Yeah they did. 👏🏾 👏🏾 @BlkWomenPhoto 👏🏾👏🏾

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The Black women photographers at Pre did their thang 🔥🔥🔥💕💕 love to see it.

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Hey @EliudKipchoge

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20 years ago this month, Pre's Rock was officially dedicated as the Prefontaine Memorial Park by the City of Eugene. The site marks the spot on Skyline Drive where Pre passed away on May 30, 1975 just hours after his final race. #PreLives

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💎💎🏆🏆💎💎

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THE LEGEND HERSELF Joan Benoit Samuelson #PreClassic #DiamondLeague

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HELLLLLLLLO @LylesNoah WORLD LEADING #PRECLASSIC MEET AND HAYWARD FIELD RECORD 19.52 200M WOW

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Meet record. Facility record. What a run for ⁦ @_Kingben_ ⁩ 47.16! #PreClassic

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On this day in 1971, two legends sparred for all but one lap of the 5k in the US-Africa meet in Durham, NC. Ethiopian Miruts Yifter dropped Pre with a 57.4 lap and stopped, thinking he had won the race. But it was a lap too early, and Pre cruised by to finish first. #PreLives