Does anyone believe this? I read this Runners World article and multiple guys always say One thing that held back Pre was his lack for flat out speed. Here's the article you need pro to read it now which is stupid but i read it before you needed pro.
http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/steve-prefontaines-high-school-career
If you dont have pro you can see the claim here:
https://gyazo.com/8082818c4a3b2616d3e808cd5742d572
The letsrun article were guys were claiming his all out sprint speed was lacking for his level: