Hills are speedwork in disguise. Frank Shorter More Quotes by Frank Shorter More Quotes From Frank Shorter Because running fast is more fun than running slow. Frank Shorter running fun sports 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. Frank Shorter running sports school I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop. Frank Shorter running sports long 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. Frank Shorter bob running europe 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. Frank Shorter suffering running littles I want my time spent running to serve as a reward. Frank Shorter giving-up time running 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. Frank Shorter sports kids thinking There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff. Frank Shorter sports long thinking Again, racing for me was about energy management. Frank Shorter racing energy management 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. Frank Shorter winning running sports Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time. Frank Shorter athlete motivational school I also held several masters running titles. Frank Shorter titles masters running It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in supporting the child in an organized activity so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go. Frank Shorter levels athlete children 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. Frank Shorter stars athlete children When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you. Frank Shorter new-york running firsts 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. Frank Shorter running talking sports 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. Frank Shorter hedging work-out stuff I was actually going to law school in 1972. Frank Shorter law sports school 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. Frank Shorter airplane education sports I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet. Frank Shorter light sports thinking
