Running for Peak Performance: Techniques and Training for a Faster, Fitter You About the Author Legendary long-distance runner Frank Shorter remains the only American to have won two Olympic marathon medals, including gold in the 1972 Games. Highly respected for his role in popularising long-distance running in the US, and for helping to establish the US Anti-Doping Agency in 2000, he is a trusted expert and engaging writer; his memoir, My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life, was named one of NPR's 'Best Books of 2016'.