Progression of Pre's Times
1966-1975
These times represent Pre's progress throughout the years. Steve and his "guru" Bowerman had a plan for him to decrease his times by ten percent a year for the next ten years. Pre said he wanted fame and world records, but not at the age of 19 (refering to the fantastic story of miler Jim Ryun).
| Year | Age | Affiliation | 880 | 1500 | Mile | 2 Mile | 3 Mile | 3000 | 5000 | 10,000 |
| 1966 | 15 | Marshfield HS | 5:01 | 10:08.6 | ||||||
| 1967 | 16 | Marshfield HS | 2:03.6 | 4:32.0 | 9:42.1 | 13.57.0 | ||||
| 1968 | 17 | Marshfield HS | 1:56.2 | 4:12.6 | 9:01.3 | |||||
| 1969 | 18 | Marshfield HS | 1:54.3 | 4:06.0 | 8:41.5 | 13:43.0 | 13:52.8 | |||
| 1970 | 19 | U. of Oregon | 3:44.9 | 3:57.4 | 8:40.0 | 13:12.8 | 13:39.6 | |||
| 1971 | 20 | U. of Oregon | 3:40.5 | 3:57.4 | 8:33.2 | 12:58.6 | 13:30.4 | |||
| 1972 | 21 | U. of Oregon | 3:39.4 | 3:56.7 | 8:19.4 | 12:54.2 | 7:44.2 | 13:22.8 | ||
| 1973 | 22 | U. of Oregon | 3:38.1 | 3:54.6 | 8:24.6 | 12:53.4 | 13:22.4 | |||
| 1974 | 23 | Oregon Track Club | 3:58.3 | 8:18.4 | 12:51.4 | 7:42.6 | 13:21.9 | 27:43.6 | ||
| 1975 | 24 | Oregon Track Club | 8:36.4 | 12:58.8 | 7:58.2 | 13:23.8 | 28:09.4 |
