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 Quotes
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.
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| Birth: | 31st October, 1947 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Runner |
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Frank Charles Shorter was born in Munich, Germany. He is 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. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1969. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1974.
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