I was wondering if Prefontaine every ran indoor nationals. I know he was a 4 time 3 mile/5k champ and 3 time cross, but what about indoor track?
I was wondering if Prefontaine every ran indoor nationals. I know he was a 4 time 3 mile/5k champ and 3 time cross, but what about indoor track?
Indoor track did not exist.
Indoor track did exist. He ran indoor meets.
yes, he ran some invitationals, but not ncaa indoor, held at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan...don't know why.
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Indoor track did not exist.
Indoor Track was probably just as popular and prolific as outdoor track at that time.
I loved running indoor track from early January to early March.
Yes, the indoor NCAA's were at Cobo Arena from (I think) 1966 until 1981, then they moved to the Pontiac Silverdome for a year or two (on the same four lane 11-laps-to-the-mile wooden track from Cobo if I remember right--the Silverdome sucked for indoor track--way too big). Then the NCAA indoor championships started moving around after that.
Now that I think of it, I don't remember women competing indoors there until the meet moved to the Silverdome. I remember those Stanford girls being there (Alison Wiley, PattiSue Plumer, maybe Ceci Hopp). Anyone know what year the Women's NCAA Indoor Championships started?
I remember Craig Virgin and Nick Rose at Cobo (just after Pre's era). I don't remember seeing Pre. I also remember Doug Padilla beating Samson Kimobwa, when Samson was #1 in the world at 5k.
An old timer once told me that Michigan State hosted the NCAA cross country championships during the mid-sixties as well, kinda like Indiana State in Terra Haute has them now. It was a good time to be a running fan living in Michigan.
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