Frank Shorter: From Olympic Champion to Anti-Doping Crusader

[MargaritasAntesPorco]

Frank has got to be one of the most articulate and bright guys in american track and field.

[minolta7i]

So, Frank maintains that these drugs work too well. Is he shooting arrows at someone like Haile Gebresalassie. He runs TWO world record marthons within in one year at 36-37 years old, after a very long and dominant career on the track. When I listen to Frank this kind of achievement would seem impossible!

[YiftertheShifter1]

@minolta7i No, this is not implausible. Endurance events (Tour de France, marathon running, ironman) can best be done on the mature legs of an athlete in their mid-30s. Gebreselassie had a lot of pace as a younger athlete and had the capacity to translate it into longer distance speed.