The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine

A full biography of Steve Prefontaine, the brash Coos Bay kid who became a University of Oregon legend and one of America's greatest distance runners before his death at 24. Brendan O'Meara traces Pre's rise, his fight with track's establishment, and the legacy he left on Eugene and the sport.

• Author: Brendan O'Meara
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Ages: Adult
• ISBN: 9780063348967