I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a day and going to law school full time.
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older. - Frank Shorter
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.
- Frank Shorter
Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles? - Frank Shorter
Why couldn't Pheidippides have died at 20 miles?
Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading. - Frank Shorter
Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading.
Be willing to move forward and find out what happens next. - Frank Shorter
Be willing to move forward and find out what happens next.
Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off. - Frank Shorter
Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off.
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming. - Frank Shorter
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
Hills are speedwork in disguise. - Frank Shorter
Hills are speedwork in disguise.
You train best where you are the happiest. - Frank Shorter
You train best where you are the happiest.
You have to know your body. It's part of the beauty of the training process, and once you've determined how much your body and mind can take, you can… - Frank Shorter
You have to know your body. It's part of the beauty of the training process, and once you've determined how much your body and mind can take, you can…
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