Headwind, cold, raining...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yTVylg2xCM
1979 Boston Runner wrote:
I ran that day. Headwind indeed, cold and wet, we just ran back then no matter Mother Nature threw at us. Bill was incredible that day in those conditions, 4:56 per mile!
RI red wrote:
1979 Boston Runner wrote:
I ran that day. Headwind indeed, cold and wet, we just ran back then no matter Mother Nature threw at us. Bill was incredible that day in those conditions, 4:56 per mile!
Also ran that day. I don't remember the wind being an issue. Cold and wet wasn't bad at all=PR day. After the race in the garage was another matter=way too cold, especially without dry clothes.
TVC15. wrote:
Mr. Rodgers loved the colder weather for racing.
Interestingly enough, he once said that it would be a plus for him if the Olympic Marathon was part of the Winter Olympic Games instead of the Summer Olympic Games.
Bill is Still the Man! wrote:
Headwind, cold, raining...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yTVylg2xCM
vivalarepublica wrote:
Yea, runners were so much tougher those days! The good ole days! When everything was better and nobody made excuses!
Tomas wrote:
Concur. Bill Rodgers ran his heart out regardless of the conditions. Runners Today, not so much---always an excuse.