Steve Prefontaine set the 5,000 meters record at the U.S. Olympic trials in last week . The meet record is less than two-tenths of the most elusive in track and field . Prefontaine died in a car accident hours after running his last race at Hayward Field . Steve Prefontaine broke the record by one of a second . ` ` To hear I got the record , that 's unreal , '' Rupp says .
Steve Prefontaine set the 5,000 meters record at the U.S. Olympic trials in last week . The meet record is less than two-tenths of the most elusive in track and field . Steve Prefontaine broke the record by one of a second . `` To hear I got the record , that 's unreal , '' Rupp says .