#run

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

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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. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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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. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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Because running fast is more fun than running slow. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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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. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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I also held several masters running titles. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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

— Frank Shorter

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Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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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. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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