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Following Pre, By Don Chadez

Jeff BenjaminbyJeff Benjamin
July 7, 2022
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Following Pre, By Don Chadez

Steve Prefontaine, from book, Following Pre, by Don Chadez

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So, Jeff Benjamin is on summer break and he gets busy! He’s working on columns for RunBlogRun on the World Champs plus Summer book reviews, this is his first of the summer. Enjoy! 

Jeff Benjamin’s Summer Book Review

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Following Pre By Don Chadez

Since his tragic death in 1975, there have been quite a few books, bios, websites, and 2(!) major Hollywood films on the life of the legendary Steve Prefontaine. All of the above can, one might say, be open to historical interpretations, prejudices, and revisionist sides of the story which, for better or for worse, fluctuate on to this day. 

John Walker, Steve Prefontaine, Rod Dixon, racing indoors, photo by Don Chadez

Battling for the true interpretation and accuracy of Pre’s life and legacy will always go on in different paths for sure. 

But, there’s only been one book that captures Pre’s life in action with none of those issues above.

Don Chadez’s “Following Pre” is a photographic essay spanning over Prefontaine’s racing career from 1969 to 1975. In this book, Chadez, who took all of these photos of the Oregon legend, has let his photos speak for itself, and boy, they sure do!

One cannot help but be motivated by many of these pictures of Pre alongside other contemporaries of his times. Frank Shorter, Rod Dixon, John Walker, Filbert Bayi, Gerry Lindgren, and of course Lasse Viren are all portrayed here, notably with the Chadez pics from the 1972 Munich Olympics, where the photographer looks like he had front-row seating to one of the greatest races of all-time!

“My hope is that this pictorial will bring Pre yet even closer to the fans of American Distance Running.”

It certainly has!

To purchase “Chasing Pre” go to – http://www.blurb.com/

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    Jeff Benjamin has written for 30 years for American Track and Field along with RunBlogRun. The Former President of the Staten Island AC & Chair of the Staten Island Running Association was the 5th man scorer for his Susan Wagner High School NYC XC City Championship team. Also a member of the College of Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame for XC, Jeff currently serves as the LDR Chairman for USATF NY. A passionate (or fanatical) follower of the Sport, some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Emma Coburn, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey, Galen Rupp, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Ajee’ Wilson, Bill Rodgers, Allan Webb, Abel Kiviat, Jordan Hassay, Marty Liquori, Caster Semenya, Rod Dixon, Carl Lewis and Jim Ryun as well as Book Reviews and articles covering meets and races in the Northeast U.S.

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Jeff Benjamin has written for 30 years for American Track and Field along with RunBlogRun. The Former President of the Staten Island AC & Chair of the Staten Island Running Association was the 5th man scorer for his Susan Wagner High School NYC XC City Championship team. Also a member of the College of Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame for XC, Jeff currently serves as the LDR Chairman for USATF NY. A passionate (or fanatical) follower of the Sport, some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Emma Coburn, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey, Galen Rupp, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Ajee’ Wilson, Bill Rodgers, Allan Webb, Abel Kiviat, Jordan Hassay, Marty Liquori, Caster Semenya, Rod Dixon, Carl Lewis and Jim Ryun as well as Book Reviews and articles covering meets and races in the Northeast U.S.

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