Race Quotes by Frank Shorter

You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.

— Frank Shorter

Again, racing for me was about energy management.

— Frank Shorter

My goal is to break three hours in a marathon

— Frank Shorter

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

— Frank Shorter

Three half-mile repeats on the track at 5-K race pace with a short recovery jog in between shouldn't scare anyone away-and it…

— Frank Shorter

Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of…

— 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

You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.

— Frank Shorter

When I am totally race fit, I don't worry about breathing or technique - they take care of themselves.

— Frank Shorter

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and…

— 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…

— Frank Shorter

The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work…

— 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…

— Frank Shorter

You can actually suffer a little bit more going slowly than when you're going really fast. A faster marathon might even be…

— Frank Shorter

The marathon is all about energy management. I had planned to run it like a track race with strategic surges to blow…

— Frank Shorter