Frank Shorter Quotes About Running
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Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.
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Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience.
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The thing that makes [Bob] Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe and get hammered.
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Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off.
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When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you.
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You train best where you are the happiest.
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I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop.
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You can actually suffer a little bit more going slowly than when you're going really fast. A faster marathon might even be easier than a slow one, in terms of what it takes out of you mentally.
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My goal has always been to slow down as slowly as possible. It's as simple as that.
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Intervals and other types of speed work are essential to improve running speed.
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Hills are speedwork in disguise.
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I also held several masters running titles.
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I want my time spent running to serve as a reward.
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You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
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The marathon is all about energy management. I had planned to run it like a track race with strategic surges to blow up my competitors by putting them into oxygen debt, so that is the way I prepared.
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You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.
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For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.
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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.
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Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading.
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Because running fast is more fun than running slow.
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Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again.
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As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.
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