The book I am reading
is Pre, The Story of America’s Greatest
Running Legend by Tom Jordon. The author describes Pre’s life and his races
from what people thought about him, what he thought about running, and the
greatest races in history. I was very interested in this book when I got for
Christmas because I’ve seen many documentaries and movies on the running legend
and I really wanted to learn more about Pre. I would definitely recommend this
book to anyone that enjoys running and the history of the sport.
At the begging
of the book I starts off talking about when Pre just started running in high school
and he wasn’t very good but as time moved on and he progressed he turned in to
this legend. I really like this story because it shows that if you love
something and you have what it takes to work for that something you can do it,
but you have to earn it.
This sounds like an amazing book Brittnee! I need to read that after you! I think he is not only a good legend for his running, but for his mental and psychological look at running. He never had a race where he thought he was going to lose. Coach Cole was right about if you think it you can do it!
ReplyDeleteSteve Prefontaine! Was Tom Jordan his friend or something, or was he just the author?
ReplyDeleteYeah I think he knew him.
DeleteIt sounds interesting, Brittnee. Can you comment a bit more on the writing? Also, don't forget to include your reading details.
ReplyDeletePre by Tom Jordan
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Thurs.55 min 39 pages
Sun. 1 hour 32 min. 56 pages