Shorter to Prefontaine

I heard this story in high school about Frank Shorter and Steve Prefontaine. I tried my best to Google it, but I could not find it. It may not exist, so you may want to stop reading now before I fill your head with a possibly true or possibly false story...

Frank Shorter and Steve Prefontaine were running one time and a snowstorm started. Pre complained to Shorter about the snow etc. and Shorter responded something to the effect of, "You know that no one is training harder than us." In a nasty situation Shorter found the benefit of the training.

This morning I went running at the park. It was a good temperature with a slight sprinkle and so I removed a long-sleeve shirt, my gloves and beanie and continued running. A couple minutes later it started. It began to rain harder. I could hear it hit the trees. I could feel it soaking into every fiber of my clothes. I was sopping wet and I thought, "Maybe I should cut my run short..." And then I thought about it making me stronger and about Shorter and Pre. I continued. I felt a surge of energy as I made a resolution inside of myself to continue and that was wonderful.

A common cliché is, "What doesn't kill you can make you stronger." Which can be true depending on the circumstance. It can also leave you paralyzed or brain-dead. I need to make sure I'm not making unnecessary risks, but at the same time push myself so I can become stronger and faster. That's one of the ways how I run fearless.