Frank Shorter Quotes
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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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Intervals and other types of speed work are essential to improve running speed.
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I think he had a wake-up call. It's a different kind of race, and I think maybe he didn't take it quite as seriously as he might have, but you can bet he learned a lot of lessons.
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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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In other words we have marketed our way into this health crisis.
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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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You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.
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What you did was live on very little. I think all of us that were competing - Bill is the same way - you don't need much to live.
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When I am totally race fit, I don't worry about breathing or technique - they take care of themselves.
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I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet.
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It is just called Continuing Legal Education. You can go to lectures, you can even listen to tapes on airplanes - they want you to stay current. So you do have to stay current to maintain your license even if you are not practicing.
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Again, racing for me was about energy management.