81 Quotes by Frank Shorter

Hills are speedwork in disguise.

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

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

Numbers don’t lie. You always seem to remember your workouts as being a little better than they were. It’s good to go back and review what you do.

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

Why couldn’t Pheidippides have died at 20 miles?

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.

How did I know you ran a 4:30 mile in high school? That’s easy. Everyone ran a 4:30 mile in high school.

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.