Shorter participated in the 10K Prefontaine Memorial Run and was the Grand Marshall of the Fun Festival Parade, which is themed “Legend Steve Prefontaine – Born to Run.” The 36th Memorial Run hosted famed American distance runner, 1972 Gold Medal Olympian Frank Shorter, during the Fun Festival weekend. “Pre has become the stuff of enduring legend,” states. “During his brief 24-year lifespan, Prefontaine grew from hometown hero, to record-setting college phenomenon, to internationally acclaimed track star.” He ran in the 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich, however, died in an automobile crash in 1975, before he could race in the 1976 Olympics. 19, 2015, marked the 36th annual Prefontaine Memorial Run that honors the short life and brilliant running career of Coos Bay native Steve Prefontaine. There is also a 24-hour shuttle service to North Bend and Coos Bay. For that fee, RVers have access to the restrooms with showers, laundry and water. If the RV Park is full, the casino offers overnight dry camping in a very large flat parking area for $15. There are 102 level sites, including 65 slanted, 68-foot pull-throughs. The Mill Casino offers a full-hookups RV Park on the bayfront.

If you are heading to the annual Steve Prefontaine Memorial Run in Coos Bay, Ore., in September, consider The Mills Casino only a couple of miles up Hwy.

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