Bill Rodgers
Bill Rodgers
William Henry "Bill" Rodgersis an American runner and former American record holder in the marathon who is best known for his four victories in the Boston Marathon, including three straight 1978-1980 and the New York City Marathon between 1976 and 1980...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth23 December 1947
CountryUnited States of America
behind bomb city giant line marathon start starting time york
The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.
five notch notice seem
I seem to notice every five years or so I get a notch slower.
tough wonderful
Cross-country is a wonderful but exhilarating and very challenging read tough sport.
quite tired
I usually get side-aches when I am really tired and or when I am not quite warmed up.
due etc increased injury
Sometimes such an injury may be due to increased running, fatigue, sickness, etc and have nothing at all to do with your shoe.
recall running slower time
Don't worry, every one slows over time and I recall running slower at 43 than at 40.
low
You always want it dry, low humidity if possible.
aim races time win won
You aim to win the same races you won before, but your time is done; there is someone who is hungry, really hungry.
longer longest recommend run
So, I would recommend one longer run daily, with your longest run when you can get the time.
diet key success
One key to success is not to make your diet too complicated.
good produce races wakes year
One wakes up one year and realizes you did not produce as good a set of races as the year before.
ask envelope frank paid thousand
One thousand dollars, that's what Frank Shorter said I should ask for. That's what he got. I said, 'Oh, OK.' It was kind of like we were criminals. You'd get paid in an envelope secretly.
diets-and-dieting lead running
Let your running lead you to your diet.
racing
You are racing your competitors, not the clock.