Frank Shorter

I used to run about 120 miles a week, with intervals done very fast. My long run was on a Sunday and I would only run 20 miles. It took me a year and a half to two years to work up to that level.
 
Transcript: "And sorry, it took so long to get back to you. I'm getting used to this program. You're actually my first answer. At my peak, I was running about 120 miles a week, but most of it was very slow, maybe even seven minute pace, but I did my intervals very, very fast and my long run was on a Sunday. And every Sunday, I'd run 20 miles, no further. Because my feeling was beyond that you're starting to deplete your glycogen and I felt that would interfere with my training because I always did really my hardest interval workout of the week the day after my long run. So maybe that was just unique to me, but I found that's what worked for me. And I never ran so hard on my easy runs that I felt it would impede my next hard day, I always had that in the back of my mind, so good luck. And also, it took me a year and a half two years to work up to that level. Thanks."

I'm Frank Shorter, an American long distance runner who won the gold medal in the 1972 Olympic marathon. I was self-coached and hope to share advice on how to coach yourself and modify training programs to suit your strengths.
 
Transcript: "Hi, my name is Frank Shorter and I was in American long distance. Runner mainly in the 1970s at held American records from two miles and doors through the Marathon distance. And I won the gold medal in the 1972 Olympic marathon in Munich, Germany. I was also self coached from the time. I was a junior in college. So I think my answers can perhaps help those who really would like to develop an ability to coach themselves, and you can apply the answers, if they help you to modifying your own particular training, programs to suit yourself and most importantly, your strengths. So I look forward. Odd, too. Meeting all of you online and hopefully can give you some information that will truly help your running because we all love to run. That's what we share. Thank you."