Would Bill Rodgers's 1975 Boston win be nullified if they used today's rules?

no because he's Bill MFin Rodgers that's why.

If the rules were different then, his behavior might have been different.

On an unrelated note, I came away from Boston wondering if Rodgers from `75 could have taken down Rupp on Monday.

I mean, he stopped in that race twice to tie his shoes and also to drink water

Kind of insane to think about

Is that a Giant Balls Track Club shirt? I want one.

It was cool in '75 . Rodgers probably wouldn't have fared as well in the hotter temps this year. He was hit or mostly miss when temps got up to 70.

He would've led to the firehouse that's for sure.

Crazy how they ran back then. it would be considered insane by today's standards. 4:45 pace through the first 15-16. 5:20s or slower through the Hills then just hang on as much as you can.

Bill Rodgers is still faster at the marathon than Galen Rupp!... with no 4% shoes, Nike Speed Duct Tape, ice hat, mask, thyroxine (T4) cytomel (T3), intravenous L-carnitine infusion, Albuterol = short-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist inhaler, and Advair® = a long-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist (salmeterol) + corticosteroid (fluticasone) inhaler, and a local soft tissue injection of a corticosteroid into his plantar fascia.How did Bill Rodgers do it?Answer:Bill Rodgers is the real deal.

kanny wrote:

I'm talking specifically about his writing "Boston GBTC" on his shirt. Would he be ineligible for prize money? I know the WMM is pretty strict, but can one write anything so long as it doesn't offend or advertise a product? I know his case specifies his team, so that's probably different.

http://www.runnersworld.com/sites/runnersworld.com/files/styles/article_main_image_2200px/public/billrodgers_2.jpg?itok=5lp10eL8

Actually, it may be allowed even by today's standards.

From the IAAF Advertising Regulations:

4.1.2.7 Clubs/Individual Sponsors

(When relevant, only applicable in respect of international

athletics meetings held under IAAF Rules 1.1(d), (e), (h), (i) and

(j) in the event that such meetings are sanctioned by

organisations that do not have their own advertising

regulations.)

Either the club name or the club Sponsor or the club logo or

the logo of an athlete’s individual sponsor, may be displayed on

the front of the vest/leotard on the right chest.

Such display shall be rectangular in shape, with a maximum

size of 40cm2

and with the lettering a maximum height of 4cm if

printed directly onto the vest/leotard or the size of the patch.

The club name may appear on the back of the vest/leotard with

the lettering a maximum height of 4cm, and no restriction in

width.

Club logos which are part of traditional club names and have

been registered as such with an IAAF Member Federation prior

to 1 January 1980 and without relation to a company or product

shall remain and the size may not be increased. Club logos

including a Logo or lettering representing a company or

product are subject to the dimension as stated under this

Clause.

Thanks for this excellent post.

The fact that we could even seriously discuss whether Rodgers would have beaten Rupp (or in my view, perhaps won the race) shows how great those guys were back then, some 40 years ago...in their primitive shoes and such.

Also interesting to note that Bill was working a full time job as a special ed teacher while training for that '75 Boston race. Nothing against Galen Rupp, but I am fairly certain his day includes a lot more rest between training runs than Rodgers was getting.

I also can't help wondering if the generations that grew up running around outside, rather than playing video games and being hovered-over by their parents was jut downright tougher than those in their 20s and 30s today.

WhatAbout.. wrote:

On an unrelated note, I came away from Boston wondering if Rodgers from `75 could have taken down Rupp on Monday.

I mean, he stopped in that race twice to tie his shoes and also to drink water

Kind of insane to think about

It's insane that Bill couldn't properly tie his shoe.

I JUST posted on another thread how Rupp is teh fail compared to Rodgers.

Thank you all for this thread. And please note that Clayton would have run away from Rupp during his first world record, in 1967, and Rupp's narrow sub-210 is going to look real pedestrian after London.

Sean Norton wrote:

Also interesting to note that Bill was working a full time job as a special ed teacher while training for that '75 Boston race. Nothing against Galen Rupp, but I am fairly certain his day includes a lot more rest between training runs than Rodgers was getting.

I also can't help wondering if the generations that grew up running around outside, rather than playing video games and being hovered-over by their parents was jut downright tougher than those in their 20s and 30s today.

Post of the week.

Galen is a full time special ed student, so there's that.

Sean Norton wrote:

Also interesting to note that Bill was working a full time job as a special ed teacher while training for that '75 Boston race. Nothing against Galen Rupp, but I am fairly certain his day includes a lot more rest between training runs than Rodgers was getting.

I also can't help wondering if the generations that grew up running around outside, rather than playing video games and being hovered-over by their parents was jut downright tougher than those in their 20s and 30s today.

Sam Walton wrote:

WhatAbout.. wrote:

On an unrelated note, I came away from Boston wondering if Rodgers from `75 could have taken down Rupp on Monday.

I mean, he stopped in that race twice to tie his shoes and also to drink water

Kind of insane to think about

It's insane that Bill couldn't properly tie his shoe.

Sometimes you take on the qualities of those you work with.

Ah, you all do realize that the course measurement has changed and Marathons are actually further than they once were,

Right?

Are they farther though?

I think those shoes he got from Pre were a little big.

Coors Measurement wrote:

Ah, you all do realize that the course measurement has changed and Marathons are actually further than they once were,

Right?

Wrong.