Photo: Spinning with a legend

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John Bursell, left, and U.S. running legend Frank Shorter spin Wednesday in Bursell's boat condo. Shorter will give a presentation on "Keys to Lifetime Recreational Running" at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Mendenhall Valley JRC/Alaska Club in the upstairs aerobic studio. Shorter was an Olympic distance runner, winning a gold medal in the marathon in the 1972 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the marathon during the 1976 games. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984, the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1989, and the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1998. Shorter is a founder of the United States Anti Doping Agency. "The key to longevity in our sport of running (is to) pick your times to go hard and know when to back off and try other forms of exercise," he said. Shorter's book will be available for purchase.

Photo: Spinning with a legend 081408 LOCAL 3 Juneau Empire John Bursell, left, and U.S. running legend Frank Shorter spin Wednesday in Bursell's boat condo. Shorter will give a presentation on "Keys to Lifetime Recreational Running" at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Mendenhall Valley JRC/Alaska Club in the upstairs aerobic studio. Shorter was an Olympic distance runner, winning a gold medal in the marathon in the 1972 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the marathon during the 1976 games. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984, the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1989, and the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1998. Shorter is a founder of the United States Anti Doping Agency. "The key to longevity in our sport of running (is to) pick your times to go hard and know when to back off and try other forms of exercise," he said. Shorter's book will be available for purchase.