Posts Tagged steve prefontaine

Prefontaine

Friday 11.14.08 at 17:46 · Filed under uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

After watching “Without Limits,” I wanted to watch the “other” Steve Prefontaine movie so I rented Prefontaine.

Today seemed like the perfect day to watch the movie since I am staying off my knee until next Tuesday.

As an obsessive-compulsive Green Girl, I had a hard time with the discrepancies between the two movies.

In “Without Limits,” Prefontaine had no father, only a mother. In “Prefontaine,” he had both parents. His romantic life was completely different in the two movies.

“Prefontaine” went into a lot more detail when it came to the massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Between the two, I preferred “Without Limits.” I felt like the character portrayal was much closer to how Prefontaine has been described.

Comments (5)

Without Limits

Tuesday 10.28.08 at 22:35 · Filed under uncategorized ·Tagged ,

I was inspired to add “Without Limits” to my Blockbuster.com queue after reading one of Steve Prefontaine’s quotes:

You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement. Steve Prefontaine

Steve Prefontaine was an American middle and long-distance runner from Coos Bay, Oregon, who was known for his extremely aggressive racing style. He broke a number of world records. Unfortunately, he died at the age of 24 in a car accident before he could make a second attempt at an Olympic medal.

I really enjoyed the movie. I admire and respect Prefontaine’s ambition and drive.

Comments (1)