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Bill Rodgers discusses his journey and insights on marathon running and the running boom.

Bill Rodgers, Marathon Legend, ignited the running boom. Running is hard. The RUNEGADE Podcast helps. Each episode, we set off to explore the human connection with running and endurance sport, through conversation, big stories, guest interviews and our own experiences - we're your hosts Mark Prociw and Todd Marentette. Episode 47: Bill Rodgers , the world's greatest marathoner, who innocently started the American running boom, becomes a RUNEGADE - hit play and run with the legend This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Thrive Protein⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Canadian made supplements, nutrition, and hydration to fuel all your adventures. Check them out, level up your nutrition, and use the code RUNEGADE to save 20% off your order. Boston Billy, never set out to become the face of a revolution. A chain-smoking grad student and Vietnam-era conscientious objector, he stumbled into running as a lifeline, only to unknowingly ignite the 1970s running boom. Four Boston Marathon titles (1975, ’78, ’79, ’80), four straight NYC Marathon wins (1976–’79), a 2:09:27 American record, and over 60 race victories across 100,000 lifetime miles. Bill pulls back the curtain on his transcendent memoir Marathon Man: My…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Prociw, Todd Marentette

Guest: Bill Rodgers

Topics covered

• marathon running
• running boom
• endurance sports
• personal stories
• athlete interviews

Keywords

• marathon
• Bill Rodgers
• running boom
• endurance
• Boston Marathon
• NYC Marathon
• running therapy
• athlete memoir

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Marathon Man: My 26.2-Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World

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