Pre was seemingly unstoppable at home. With the win in his last race that burned down to a duel between him and Shorter, Pre extended his winning streak at home, in distances over a mile, to 25. Pre thrived off the deafening cheers that his people gave him. Bill Bowerman can still recall a time when he stood in the middle of Hayward field, yelling at Pre to kick, and because of the thunderous roar from Pre's people, he could not even hear himself shouting.
