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How They Trained: Bill Rodgers '75
« on: December 04, 2009, 09:37:27 AM »
His log from 1975, when he won the B.A.A. Marathon in 2:09:55, a new PR.
http://www.bunnhill.com/BobHodge/Rodgers/TrainingLogs/br75traininglog.htm
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Re: How They Trained: Bill Rodgers '75
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2009, 02:16:07 PM »
Good stuff. All it takes is reading something like that and it's no wonder why the guy was so good.
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