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Uploaded by kevind | June 24, 2008

One Mile Runner

David O'Meara is on a remarkable journey that will last him through the Summer. For his 6th race, we caught up with him in Eugene, Oregon as he prepared for the the Eugene Challenge Mile. He placed 17th overall - first for his age group (45+) in 4:45.39.


“I wasn’t planning on going low today, but I ran a solid race. That’s all I wanted to do,” said O’Meara, who ranked as the No. 9 masters runner in the country last year.


“I’m a motivational speaker, and if I’m going to get people to take a risk and go out for courage and strength and have faith — then I need to be an example of that. I really think it has to be lived and not just talked about.”


To follow O’Meara on his tour around the country check out his Web site at OneMileRunner . He's posting weekly journals and updates from each one of his stops.


“The mile used to be huge,” he said. “I’m really trying to bring it back. Why not? That’s my whole goal here — to inspire people by bringing the mile back."


“I think it’s the best race in the world.”


In his blog he commented on his trip to Eugene a few days after getting back home.


"For a Prefontaine fan, visiting Eugene is like visiting Graceland if you were an Elvis Presley fan. You can feel the spirit and the energy of a person that made such a remarkable impact with his life's gifts and works."


We had a fantastic time visiting with O'Meara during his stay in Track Town, and wish him the best of luck as he continues his 20/20/20

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 3 years ago

Helo! David heva old are you

Josiah 4 years ago

That is like amazing! You are so fast!

kevind 4 years ago

Just wanted to clarify that I don't think the posters who were referring to 'beating' Dave were doing so in a way to denounce his accomplishments or be egotistical. It was just an error in the finish that was pointed out. Regardless of context, I'm still very excited to see how many people Dave has been able to meet along his inspiring journey.

Ricky Trevino 4 years ago

Wow you guys who are talking about the corrections and beating this man are simply put...idiots. Dave you are a great guy and thanks for the advice on training you gave me last weekend and it was an honor to meet you, man!!!

Wayne 4 years ago

Big deal you beat David, big deal you won the masters age group. your not flying all over the country and British Columbia running a race a week in sub5.
All the different climates, terrains, jet lag, and worries. Worrying what his next meal is going to be. Being that Dave is a very strict vegetarian. worrying about how to get to the next event, paying your bills,about not having your regular crew with you. Massage running buddies, coach ect. Being on the road 20 weeks straight @ 45 years old. I think you have to have big balls to brag about beating David in one race unless you're where he is and doing what he is.
You sound like the guy who beat the World class Kenyan runner in the first mile of the marathon. With David it isn't about winning it's about consistency, It's about showing us old men can still excell at any age. And I thank him for that. Look in the Rankings and see where David was ranked last year for the mile nationally, I think it was 5th or 6th.
Well anyway good luck to you David, And good luck to you egotistic I beat David runners. And David thanks for your example in my life.

Ricky Trevino 4 years ago

David, I'm pretty excited to meet you on august 2nd here in amarillo, texas! You are the man!

Chris Seyler 4 years ago

Right On! first or last at the age 45 running 20 weeks in a one mile race is awesome...

David O'Meara 4 years ago

Thomas is correct. I actually placed first in the 45-49 age group in Eugene. I have informed Flotrack and a correction will be made to the video. Sorry about any misunderstandings this may have caused.
Thanks for your continued support. Hope to see you in my travels.

fmr runner 4 years ago

i raced this guy at the ogden mile in wheeling, wv. before the race i talked with him for a few minutes during the warm-up. really a great guy

and just to let everybody know, i outkicked him at the end of the race over the last 300m

Kyle 4 years ago

One of the best-edited vids on here.

Thomas Kreuzpeintner 4 years ago

He certainly likes to talk. Don't know him so I have no other personal comments!
...about the Eugene Challenge Mile: One correction, I was the Masters Winner in 4:31, my friend Steve Richards (41) was 2nd in 4:34. David is a good runner. I estimate there might be a 100 plus masters runners in the US that can beat him on a mile if they chose to run it.

keep on running...
tk

Darren Peters 4 years ago

Great personality and dynamic style of bringing running to new people in the sport. Running can grow with more people like David!

Bruce Denton 4 years ago

Cool video!

Nate 4 years ago

That's quite awesome!!

it 4 years ago

it loads full too 100% for me

kfuller 4 years ago

The video stopped loading up at 84%

4 years ago

whatd the winner run?

4 years ago

these videos always take so long to load

xc 4 years ago

I wish I could get this much hype for breaking 5, ha ha. But I guess I won't really know what it's like until i'm 45

cool 4 years ago

Pretty cool, I hope that when I am older that I will still have knees to do that kind of thing.