A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.
Frank Shorter

Again, racing for me was about energy management.
Frank Shorter

As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.
Frank Shorter

Because running fast is more fun than running slow.
Frank Shorter

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.
Frank Shorter

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.
Frank Shorter

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

Hills are speedwork in disguise.
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

I also held several masters running titles.
Frank Shorter


I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop.
Frank Shorter

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

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.
Frank Shorter

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

I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet.
Frank Shorter

I was actually going to law school in 1972.
Frank Shorter

In other words we have marketed our way into this health crisis.
Frank Shorter

Intervals and other types of speed work are essential to improve running speed.
Frank Shorter

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

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 - and Bill alluded to this - so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go.
Frank Shorter