3 DVDS STEVE PREFONTAINE JIM RYUN AND SALAZAR DOCUS Start Price USD 24.99 Current Price USD 24.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 04, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Location Mississauga, ON See more about '3 DVDS STEVE PREFONTAINE JIM RYUN AND SALAZAR DOCUS' Description FREE SHIPPING IN NORTHAMERICA!!!!! REDUCED INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!!!!!!   LIMITED TIME ONLY!!!!!!!!!! 2 OREGON LEGENDS OF THE TRACK STEVE PREFONTAINE RACES & ALBERTO SALAZAR DOCUMENTARY TOGETHER IN THE SAME AUCTION FOR A GREAT PRICE!!!!!!!!!! 2 GREAT TRACK DVD'S ****2 VERY RARE PREFONTAINE INTERVIEWS**** PLUS JIM RYUN DOCU "AMERICA'S GREATEST MILER"   3 DVD'S IN TOTAL FOR 6 HOURS OF GREAT TRACK FOOTAGE!!!!!! SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS!!!!   DVD#1-------STEVE PREFONTAINE Up for grabs in this auction is a DVD with 7 fantastic Prefontaine races. The quality of all of these races is great. As a bonus I will be adding the 1972 Olympic 10000m & 800m (Frank Shorter & Dave Wottle) Please feel free to check out my other auctions as I will combine shipping on multiple purchases. Thanks for looking!!!  ***Just a note*** I am the original owner of 5 of the Prefontaine races. You will not find better quality video on these races anywhere else.  RACE 1 - 1970 NCAA 3 Mile. This is the very famous race where Pre cut his foot open days before the meet on some broken glass, eventhough he was told he should not run, Pre went on to win in an new NCAA meet record of 13:22 beating Garry Bjorklund, Dick Beurkle & Don Kardong in the process, shows approx. 2 laps, great commentary  RACE 2 - 1971 AAU Champs 3 mile. This is a great race between Pre, Shorter, and Lindgren. The race covers 7 laps of the race with full commentary and an awesome never seen before post-race interview with Pre. (great quality) RACE 3 - 1971 NCAA X-C, this race covers the start, the 3 mile mark, & the finish. Also shows Pre warming up, being interviewed, & receiving his award at the post race banquet. This is silent footage. (great quality) RACE 4 - 1972 Olympic 5000m, all 12 1/2 laps in color with great commentary & the awards ceremony. (great quality) RACE 5 - 1973 LA Times Indoor mile, entire race with great commentary. Watch Pre beat the milers (including Marty Liquori) at their own game. This race also has a very rare & excellent post race interview. (great quality) RACE 6 - 1973 NCAA 3 Mile, this race covers about a lap of the race. It also shows Pre receiving his award. This is silent footage as well. This also happens to be Pre's last race in an Oregon uniform. (great quality)  RACE 7 - 1975 LA TIMES Indoor mile- entire race with great commentary, watch as Pre goes up against John Walker, Filbert Bayi & Rod Dixon. (great quality) RACE 8 - 1972 Olympic 10000m- great race with Lasse Viren winning the 1st gold medal of his unprecedented 4 Olympic golds from 72 & 76, he wins this race in a new world record of 27:38, watch as Frank Shorter hangs on gamely until the last lap only fall to fall to 5th, who would have known he would win the marathon gold only a week later to complete a great double himself RACE 9- 1972 Olympic 800m- amazing race with American Dave Wottle going from dead last at the bell to a wonderful victory at the line in a lean against the huge unbeaten favourite Arzhanov of Russia  RACE 10- 1982 Oslo mile- unbelievable race with Steve Scott winning in a new **American Record** of 3:47.69 (still stands today), John Walker finishes 2nd & Ray Flynn finishes 3rd with the both of them setting still standing National Records for there respective countries of New Zealand & Ireland  These DVD's would be a great addition to any distance runner's collection. Thanks for looking. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS AS I WILL GLADLY COMBINE SHIPPING. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!   DVD#2------ ALBERTO SALAZARIn this auction you will find  a DVD with some great Alberto Salazar footage. Marathon 1 is a great documentary that follows both Alberto Salazar & Rob deCastella's  training build up  for there clash at the 1983 Rotterdam Marathon.Please see listing below for more details.    1. Marathon 1 In this 49 minute film you will see the buildup and showdown of Alberto Salazar and Rob De Castella in 1983 as they prepare for and race the Rotterdam Marathon. With their personal bests only four seconds apart, these two runners will face each other for the first time over the marathon distance. You will meet their family, coaches, and see each athlete train. There is footage of the 1983 World Cross Country Championships where Salazar places fourth and De Castella sixth. The last 20 minutes highlights the Rotterdam race, then in it's third year. The pack of runners is 7 at the halfway point, then the pace slows slightly before the final drive home with 4 miles to go. With the last mile ran in 4:31, De Castella pulls away for the win in 2:08:37 (24 seconds off the world mark at that time). This rare video was directed by Tim Kupsch, produced by John Blackett-Smith, and was written and researched by Bob Leaman. 2.1983 Rotterdam This race is probably known as one of the greatest marathons in history. Watch as a lead pack of 7 running greats including  Alberto Salazar, Rob deCastella, Carlos Lopes, Rodolfo Gomez and Armand Parmentier stay together for well over 20 miles of the race. deCastella & Lopes eventually pull away from the pack & engage in an awesome battle to the line with deCastella just nipping Lopes by 2 seconds for a 2:08:37 victory. This coverage shows about 18 minutes of highlights and compliments the race footage form the Marathon 1 documentary listed above just perfectly.   3. 1984 Phoenix 10km This is another great race between Salazar & Rob deCastella or was heralded to be one anyway. Little known Tanzanian Zach Barie runs deCastella right to the line to finish in an amazing new world road 10km record.  Deek also finishes under the old record as Salazar is left to finisg in 8th place. This race has great post & pre-race interviews with all 3 runner's.   GOOD LUCK!!!! THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!!   DVD#3-------JIM RYUN 1. Jim Ryun: America's Greatest Miler This one hour video is set with Jim Ryun and his long time coach Bob Timmons, being interviewed from the infield of the 1996 Kansas Relay. They review nearly 10 years of Ryun's running career from a sophomore in high school, through college at the University of Kansas, and beyond. You will learn that Ryun's loss of hearing often made it difficult to hear the splits given during the races. He discusses how he became sick during the Tokyo Olympiad where he first realized the significance of the Olympic games. Stories are shared of grinding spikes down to move from cinder to clay surfaces, cutting his foot on a pop bottle, as well as how this young athlete coped with the pressure from the media. Ryun shares his experience of winning the Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Sullivan Award, and Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Ryun shares being elected to Congress in 1996 as well as how faith played a strong role in his life experiences. Narrator John Holt sets the stage well as other interviews are introduced between the actual race footage and many other guests. Coach J.D. Edmiston took over from Timmons during Ryun's senior year in high school and he shares the pressures present with such high demands from the press. KU teammate Gene McLain reports how the mindset of athletes changed after Ryun broke four minutes in high school. Rich Clarkson had special access in covering the races, both as a photojournalist and as a confidant. Marty Liquori, the second high school athlete to break the barrier, describes the highly anticipated races between them. Jim Grelle and Peter Snell also share their impressions from the big meets. Ann Ryun shares how they met and later joined in marriage in 1969. After watching this video you will feel that you truly relived this unique decade of middle distance running and spectacular achievement. 20 races are featured from March of 1963 to the 1972 Olympic Games. Some of the highlights include: June 1964, Compton Relays in Los Angeles, California. As a Junior in high school Ryun became the first athlete to run under four minutes in the mile, clocking 3:59. He ran a total of five mile races under four minutes while in high school. May 1965, Kansas State Championships, Wichita, Kansas. Ran 3:58.3 to become the only athlete to run under four minutes in the mile in an all high school competition. June 1965, AAU National Championships, San Diego, California. Beat world record holder Peter Snell and clocked a personal best 3:55.3. This high school record stood until Alan Webb improved the mark in May 2001. June 1966, Terra Toute, Indiana. Set a world record at 880 yards: 1:44.9. Coach Timmons is not sure what his best event may be. July 1966, Berkley, California. One mile world record of 3:51.3, lowering the mark by 2.3 seconds that was held by Michel Jazy. June 1967, Bakersfield, California. Jim McKay announces as the one mile mark is lowered to 3:50.9. Ryun states that this was "one of the easiest races I've ever ran." July 1967, Los Angeles, California. With his last lap in 53.3 Ryun sets a world record in the 1500 meters of 3:33.1 while defeating Kip Keino. September 1968, Mexico City Olympic Games. Ryun takes the silver medal in 3:37.8 behind Kip Keino from Kenya. June 1972, Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. After placing fourth in the 800 meters, Ryun wins the 1500 meter event to qualify for his third Olympic experience. September 1972, Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Ryun falls during a heat, and although he finishes the race he does not advance to the next round of competition. 2. Greatest Sports Legends (Jim Ryun) This is a 20 minute sit down type interview with Ryun as he relishes in his past glories. He also speaks openly about his defeat in the 1968 Olympics & his fall in the semi's of the 1972 Olympics.   3. Bonus Races A) 1967 NCAA Indoor Mile- great race as Ryun leads straight from the gun to wim over Sam Bair in a new NCAA record (great video quality- sound is not very good, but commentary is good) B) 1968 Olympic 1500m- Kip Keino wins with the help of his rabbiting team-mate Ben Jipcho as Ryun is left to play catch up closing fast at the finish to win the silver ( good quality) C) 1969 NCAA Outdoor Mile- great race between Marty Liquori & Jim Ryun, shows about 1 lap of race & a bit of the awards ceremony(great quality) D) 1969 LA Coliseum Mile-  this is Jim Ryun's 1st race since his defeat in the 1968 Olympics, he wins in convincing fashion (great quality) E) 1971 Dream  Mile (Villanova)- this is the 1st ever of the very famous Dream Mile series, amazing race once again between Marty Liquori & Jim Ryun, great post race interview with both athlete's (great quality)    FREE SHIPPING IN NORTH AMERICA!!!!!!!!! REDUCED INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!!!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!! 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