Sunday, January 27, 2008

He beat the odds... And became a legend!





Okay, have you guys ever googled your own name on the Internet and found something interesting about yourself. Yeah I googled my self one time and saw my track scores in the local paper. Really not that cool, but what is cool is that there are others out there with your same name. Fascinating, REALLY.



But betcha never knew that I had a second life- in fact, I'm still living my separate life.






I'll explain.



There is a super legend track star from the state of Oregon. Steve Prefontaine (January 25, 1951May 30, 1975) (nicknamed Pre) was one of the most esteemed American distance runners. He helped inspire a running boom in the 1970s along with contemporaries Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers. Born and raised in Coos Bay, Oregon, Prefontaine was primarily a long distance runner, and at one point held the American record in every running event from the 2000 meters to the 10,000 meters.[1] Prefontaine had one leg longer than the other (a common condition that does not affect running speed), and due to this he was told to give up on his dream of being the fastest runner on earth. He is known for his extremely aggressive "front-running" racing style and always believing in giving a full effort. Prefontaine died at the age of 24 in a car accident. (Wikipedia)






Whats crazy is his girlfriend IN REAL LIFE is named -get this-



Nancy Alleman.
(my maiden. I also spell my first with an "ie" not a "y")


Crazy huh?


So in Jan 24 1997 (exactly 11 years ago) a movie was released about his life and Olympic career. In this movie Amy Locane played Nan. So this is where the similarities start. I have blond (or did) thick hair, I have a stunning face and was a track star (Nan was an athlete who competed at the collegiate level) and my last name is spelled exactly the same!

(actress in the movie: Amy Locane)


You must admit that's pretty weird. I have a German last name and I don't really run into others with the same one very often.

The real Nancy- if you are reading my blog- contact me, we'll do lunch. I would love to chat you up about our genealogy and find out where you're from.



Another interesting anecdote: In high school I got to attend a famous track meet at the UofO campus. At this awesome meet (Dan O'Brien was there- i talked with him), they were selling these white tee-shirts with a picture of Pre on the front. I was so busy i never bought one and was totally regretting it on the way out of the track meet. My dad dared me (a joke really) to ask this security guard standing at the out gate for his tee shirt.



"Tell him you'll give him 5 bucks for his shirt"



"Daaaaaad...no way, uh, well maybe... okay"



"hi, I'll give you 5 bucks for your shirt?"



Next thing I know I'm handing this ripped black guy a 5 dollar bill and he is taking his dayglo yellow tee-shirt off his back and handing it to me. This shirt was so much better than the plain white ones they were selling because 1) it was dayglo yellow and 2) it says "security" on the back, And no one in Hemorrhoid-ville ever would have one the same as me.


So if its not on your list to do, Google yourself, rent Prefontaine, and get your own shirt. Maybe you'll find out you're a STAR.






32 Comments:

hatch said...

So again I will ask you.... Are you ready to train with us for the 5k? With a background like this I think you should.

I can so see you doing that to the security guard! What happened to that shirt?

Mitchellaus Copernicus said...

It was her "golden boy" shirt (from Seinfeld, your go-to shirt, the first one you put on when you pull all your t-shirts fresh out of the laundry) and all her sisters coveted it, so now Katie has it. But before Katie had it, she wore it all the time.

Marilyn said...

Nan, I remember watching the movie and pausing it to think about how crazy it was that his girlfriend was Nancy Alleman. I mean...CRAZY!

You are so funny.

Sarah said...

Since my family immigrated from Wales there are a ton of Sarah Tovey's out there, but rarely anyone from the states that I'm not related too. With a name like Tovey I know they are a third or fourth cousin somewhere down the line. That is quite a cooincidence though for you and that girl to have the same name. I could totally see you asking that guy for his shirt too.

meohmyers said...

This was a great post! Loved it!

There's so many people with my name out there, maiden name or married name. My own sis-in-law has my old name!! Kim Powell! No fascinating connections here!

It's always weird though to meet someone with your name. Hope Nancy Alleman calls you soon.

Em and Ms said...

When I was at BYU there were 3 Emily Halls there. I guess that's a pretty common name. I should try Spurgeon though. Now that might be interesting.

Alicia Leppert said...

The first time I heard about Google I was reading an article in People and some kid had googled his own name and it showed his face on a milk carton...he'd been kidnapped and the people raising him weren't his family! Can you imagine? So I got all interested to see what I'd learn about myself(not expecting to learn I'd been kidnapped) and it brought up a dinky little blurb about being a bridesmaid in my sis. in law's wedding. Wow.
I loved this story!

Kris said...

Nan, this was great. You read my mind, I was going to discuss "google" on my blog for my Tuesday Topic! So funny the things you can learn on the famous world wide web!

Jan said...

That is ironic, don't ya think.

The Garden Maiden said...

I loved that movie. I cried like a baby.

I also love "our" Nan Alleman and she is a track star of the most superior kind!

Talking about name-a-likes I need to blog about mine.

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Amy Alleman said...

Hi Nancy,
I'm Amy Alleman, Nancy Alleman's younger sister. I would love to talk to you about the family name/history. Not sure how to do this privately.....................

All the best,
Amy

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Nancy Alleman was my best friend. She loved life as she loved Pre. He was the love of her life. We had known each other since we were 6. She was the maid of honor at my wedding.She lived in the house I lived in as a child. She also died there. She left a mark on those who knew her. Love you and miss you friend.

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