The shoes are estimated to fetch $100,000-$150,000 at auction, but the final price could go well beyond that. Michael Marckx idolized “Pre,” and received the shoes at 10 years old as a gift ...

Human Condition: Thanks to my mother, the little boy got more than shoes that day ... With boots in hand, my mother called to the boy, “Wait, I’ve got some shoes for you. ...

The shoes, modified by Bill Bowerman, have been in the family of Prefontaine's former girlfriend for nearly 50 years.