In 1972 Sports Illustrated devoted a few pages to cross country running as well as an article on running form. Both affirmed a running worldview that continues to this day, about the qualities of running, and the art of it. This oil pastel was drawn when I was 15 years old. Pre was a hero to me like so many other runners. The original photo also shows Kenny Moore trailing Pre. Moore would later become a Sports Illustrated writer and one of the leading running writers in the world. His book Best Efforts is one of the best running reads ever, and a model for my own writing.