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

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Frank Shorter, born on October 31, 1947, is an accomplished American long-distance runner. He gained international fame by winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Munich Olympics, becoming the first American to win an Olympic gold in the event. more

“I have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no distance running champions. They get down to the track with a stopwatch and flog their guts out thinking that it'll make them a champion, but they'll never make a champion that way.”

Thinking Way Running Pain Gains Distance Train Track Champion Guts Strain Saying No No Pain Distance Running No Pain No Gain

Author:Arthur Lydiard

“There are champions everywhere. Every street's got them. All we need to do is train them properly.”

Needs Streets Train Champion

Author:Arthur Lydiard

“Champions are everywhere, you just have to train them properly”

Train Champion

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“I discovered years ago that the best results in this respect could be gained by running 100 miles weekly at my near best aerobic efforts and that, supplementary to this, running as many easy miles as I could”

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Author:Arthur Lydiard

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