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I just won it because I was the better runner,вЂќ Ingebrigtsen said. When he took off, no one could catch him. Soon after Ingebrigtsen hydrated, he plotted his move. About halfway through the race, which was run in 90-degree heat, he took a gamble by veering out of traffic for a moment to take advantage of a water station set up in the middle of the track. Ingebrigtsen certainly competed like him - with an intensity.ДЄngered over taking silver in the 1,500 meters a few days earlier, Ingebrigtsen wasnвЂ™t about to give anyone a chance in the 5,000. вЂњPre is someone that I hope lives through me,вЂќ Parsons said. The swoosh is ever-present in Eugene and a big reason that an event as big as the world championships would make it to a college town like this.

His coach, Bill Bowerman, would become one of the founders of a shoe company called Nike. He set American records from 2,000 meters all the way to 10,000. He finished in fourth-place at the 1972 Olympics in the 5,000. Prefontaine starred at the University of Oregon, where he won numerous NCAA titles. вЂњItвЂ™s just cool to be running the same event as him. вЂњHe started the running craze and running boom back in his day,вЂќ said Fisher, who finished sixth.

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He made it so you can talk to girls and have swagger - be the guy on campus.вЂќДЄmerican Grant Fisher would watch Prefontaine movies before cross country meets on a portable DVD player. But Pre made this sport cool for me,вЂќ Parsons said. вЂњI was a 5-foot-nothing kid from middle-of-nowhere Delaware and out of place. вЂњI wish I could have shook his hand and taken a picture with him.

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вЂњI wish he could have been here watching,вЂќ said Parsons, who can quote the Prefontaine movie вЂњWithout LimitsвЂќ line by line. But he still felt like a rock star for one reason - racing in the place Pre made famous. The runner from Delaware who represents Germany finished last in the final. Most notably, вЂњPrefontaine,вЂќ starring Jared Leto as Pre, and вЂњWithout Limits,вЂњ featuring Billy Crudup, that came out about the same time. Fans have been wearing shirts with PreвЂ™s image - including ones featuring his distinctive bushy mustache - all week. ThereвЂ™s PreвЂ™s Rock, the marker on the side of the road where he died that has become a pilgrimage for runners. ThereвЂ™s PreвЂ™s Trail, a bark-covered loop that meanders aside the Willamette River, where runners of every ability flock. вЂњI couldnвЂ™t think of a better place to win than here,вЂќ Ingebrigtsen said after he won in 13 minutes, 9.24 seconds.Д®verywhere in Eugene, there are reminders of Prefontaine, who died in a car accident in 1975 at 24.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway ran the final at world championships Sunday in a way Pre might have done it himself - racing not only to win, but to dictate the way the race would be run. This is the house that Pre built (even if Hayward Field has been renovated and resurfaced). The presence of the late Steve Prefontaine looms large around these parts. How they considered it an honor to race in his backyard, in his signature event, at one of the biggest track meets in the world. (AP) - They all had stories about how the distance runner known as вЂњPreвЂњ gave them motivation.

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