Frank Shorter is an American athlete and winner of the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. He is a former U.S. national champion who set a still-standing American record of 2:08:36. Shorter was a standout runner for Salmen High School in Port Arthur, Texas, where he was a dominating track star
He later attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in economics and a Master's degree in physical education. In 1964, he won the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:15:57. In 1966, he won his first U.S.
national marathon championship with a time of 2:15:34 at the Texas Relays . In 1967, he achieved his lifetime best performance with 2:07:28 at Boston Marathon . Shorter also has personal bests of 2:06:30 for 10,000 meters (1965), 1:58:40 for 5000 meters (1967), 6:17 for one mile (1968), 4:03 for 1500 meters (1968), and 3:47 for 10,000 meters (1979).
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
It is just called Continuing Legal Education. You can go to lectures, you can even listen to tapes on airplanes - they want you to stay current. So you do have to stay current to maintain your license even if you are not practicing.Frank Shorter
