We've got a very special guest this week on our podcast.
Frank Shorter the 1972 Olympic champ joins us live at 6:30 pm eastern to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of his Olympic triumph that helped kick off the running boom in the US.
Submit your questions here from Frank. We'd love to hear from some old timers as well.
This will be streamed live on Letsrun and youtube
Yes, definitely ask him about these:
I can't believe I am doing this.
How fast could he have run with 'the shoes'?
Is it true that the shorts you wore to win the marathon were worn by Dave Wottle to win the 800 m. What is the story behind that, they were a different style than what was worn by other members of the US track team.
Hi Frank,
I'm too young to have seen you run live, but I've always been a fan since you were the last American to win Olympic marathon gold. What do you think you could have run with supershoes?
Has he ever petitioned the IOC to get Cierpinski disqualified and get his gold medal?
I'd be interested in hearing about his transition to "Jack Bachelor" training with the higher milage.
I also understand he didn't really do much periodization of his training but tried to stay racing fit all the time. is that true? If so, in hindsight would he do that again or go to a more periodized approach
Last, he was a pioneer and risk-taker in getting the rules about amateurs making money in the sport changed. What does he think about the results of the trend he started. In hindsight does he think it was good for the sport?
His thoughts on Kipchoge, including on his longevity
What he thinks of track (generally speaking, including marathon) as a sport in the US, what he thinks could be done to make it more popular, and whether that’s even a worthwhile or necessary goal
I’d second the question re Yale etc, and I’d ask how his Olympic successes compare to other parts of his life as he sees it / what he’s most proud of
To what extent he’s bothered by Cierpinski potentially being part of a state sponsored doping program
What is he doing this weekend to celebrate?
(I already know the answer)
How do you feel about Cierpinski, having never failed a drug test nor been banned or otherwise sanctioned, simply being better than you?
I'd like to know his take on why he and Bill Rodgers more or less jump started the running boom in the USA back in the day.
Did Shorter and Rodgers just happen to be in the right place at the right time? Would there ever have been a running boom without these two guys? Why did it catch the imagination of so many people?
I got caught up in it in 1977, and am still running at 68 years old, as our many guys my age.
Also, did Frank ever meet or have a run with Emil Zatopek.
I know Rodgers did; I remember an article about that in Runner's World many years ago.
How do you feel about having been paid to run and being dishonest about that fact when your AAU membership and elegibility for USOC and IOC sanctioned events would have been revoked if you hadn't lied?
1) What is the #1 thing US pros can do to compete better on an international level?
2) What is the #1 thing amateur runners can do to get better?
Frank you seem to be very hard on your father in your tell all book. He was abusive and you felt your home was a prison. How did you turn out so well? Or did you?
Who does he think is the #2 US male marathoner of all time?
Frank of all the members of the 1976 men’s Olympic team, who did you think was most likely going to end up being a woman?
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