Bill Rodgers 4 x Boston & NYC Marathon winner shares Wisdom!

Hey, look who we met in the Copley Plaza, Phil Rogers

Hi, Phil. Hello, Sam. Good to meet you. And, you know, talk about running and cross country and trail running and marathoning

in particular, of course, it is the Boston Marathon weekend and how, you know, we've

been long time runners for so many years, but just meeting some of the competitors

the realers, you know, and how our sport, I think, presents the greatest challenges

to us, but gives us the most rewards. It gives us health or fitness and meeting people from around the world

It's a global sport and most sports can't say that. You know, so we're part of athletics, track and field, you know, but Boston, Boston's

a different deal. And once you come here, you know it. My first time, I was a complete failure as a marathoner

I dropped out at Heartbreak Hill. It was one of those hot days in Boston

So Boston is, I believe, I think it's the greatest challenge in the marathon world

They have to qualify now, which is very tough. I didn't have to when I was a new marathoner

But I think there's a camaraderie in our sport and it's also competitive

Our sport is a unique sport in that sense, you know, but it's like all the other teams

you know, like in hockey, the team works together. And so this morning I ran with my partner, Karen, and we ran out on the river because

the beauty of the city is along the river, the Charles River

And so you see that and it lifts you up, but it's hard running. A little breeze out there

Yeah, it was a chilly morning. And so I noticed you've got puma

You've got some puma. What's going on, Bill? Tell us. I've got puma shoes, very nice, well cushioned

I ran in puma back in 81, 82, 83 here at Boston

And they were trying to get into the US side of square racing, marathoning

And so I ran with them for three years, but they had a hard time getting developed as

running shoes then. They went with Usain Bolt, the great sprinter from Jamaica, years later

But now they're coming back onto the roads because this sport is going to keep growing

and growing and growing. Simon, you know, you're a longtime runner, you've seen it grow too

And so it's like, you know, we were talking earlier how the door is open to everybody here

It doesn't matter your height, your weight, your race, your religion, your income, nothing

All the barriers fall that divide people. And so this is different and that's what I love

It's hard. It's hard. It's a wonderful weekend. And thank you very much for chatting with us, Bill. Same. Okay

We're fellow old timers. Long may we run. I love that. I say let's run forever