Frank Shorter
Frank Shorter
Frank Charles Shorteris an American former long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His Olympic successes, along with the achievements of other American runners, are credited with igniting the running boom in the United States during the 1970s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth31 October 1947
CityMunich, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
I also held several masters running titles.
So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be a lawyer.
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.
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.
I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet.
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.
When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you.
I think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it.
The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective.
Numbers don't lie. You always seem to remember your workouts as being a little better than they were. It's good to go back and review what you do.
The weather is perfect. The gods are shining on us.
My goal is to break three hours in a marathon
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.
When I am totally race fit, I don't worry about breathing or technique - they take care of themselves.