Muge, Masai prevail Aug 3, 2008
Among the runners were four-time Boston Marathon champ Bill Rodgers and B2B and Marathon race director Dave McGillivray. Each year the race benefits a different children's charity. (Boston Globe)
The gang's all here Jun 9, 2008
Janet LaBreck, the state's Commissioner for the Blind, was joined at the finish line by Perkins School president Steven Rothstein and marvelous marathoner Bill Rodgers. Nearly 4,000 people took part yesterday in NSTAR's Walk for Children's Hospital Boston, including Mayor Tom Menino, NSTAR CEO Tom May, Children's Hospital CEO James Mandell, and Matt Light's wife, Susie (inset). (Boston Globe)
Wade to run blindfolded for a cause Jun 4, 2008
Each CEO must pledge to raise at least $1500 for the recipient organizations the CEO who raises the most funds gets Bill Rodgers as a running partner. Comments Thank you for the abuse report. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Local man to take part on CEO Blindfold Challenge May 31, 2008
The CEO who raises the most funds gets running legend Bill Rodgers as a running partner. Proceeds from the Vision 5K benefit five Boston-based groups that support the blind and visually impaired. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Running blindfolded, an enlightening experience May 22, 2008
The CEO who raises the most money gets to run with four-time Boston Marathon winner Bill Rodgers, who is among the special guests at this year s event. After doing the 1993 Boston Marathon, the 1995 Boston-NYC Aids Ride, and the 1996 Olympic-distance Martha s Vineyard Triathlon, along with single kayaking the Bay of Fundy, climbing the highest peaks in Maine, and shooting a 117 at TPC-Sawgrass, Guihan considers the Vision 5K his biggest challenge yet. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Running past shadow of despair Apr 22, 2008
"We are still here," proclaimed the 29-year-old runner from the hilly Nandi District near Uganda, after he'd left behind a pair of panting Moroccans to win his third straight Boston Marathon in a brisk 2 hours 7 minutes 46 seconds to become the first man since Bill Rodgers to claim four titles overall ... "I am in the book with Bill Rodgers.". (Boston Globe)
Kenyan great wins for fourth time; Ethiopian wins women's duel Apr 22, 2008
When he broke the tape, only 32 seconds shy of his course record, Cheruiyot became the fourth male to win Boston four times, joining seven-time winner Clarence DeMar (1911, 1922-24, 1927-28, 1930) and four-time winners Gerard Cote of Canada (1940, 1943-44, 1948) and Bill Rodgers (1975, 1978-80). "This course is so tough, it feels great to me," said Cheruiyot, who also joined DeMar (1922-24), Rodgers (1978-80), and Cosmas Ndeti (1993-95) as three-peat Boston champions. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Boston Marathon: Cheruiyot, Tune Win Titles Apr 22, 2008
Cheruiyot joins only two other men who have ever won the race four times in its history: Bill Rodgers and seven-time winner Clarence DeMar. Abderrahime Bouramdane of Morocco finished second in this year's men's division race in a time of 2:09:04. (Click2Houston, TX)
African runners and rest of Boston field worlds apart Apr 18, 2008
On Monday, defending champion Robert Cheruiyot will be bidding to become the first four-time champion since Bill Rodgers in 1980 and the first foreigner since Canada's Gerard Cote in 1948 ... "We've got enough talent," says Bill Rodgers, who won here four times. (Boston Globe)
Travel plans in the works for Patriots Apr 17, 2008
Belichick will be inducted into the newly established Wesleyan University Athletics Hall of Fame May 23 as part of a class that includes marathon great Bill Rodgers. Mike Reiss can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Road warriors ready for Monday Apr 17, 2008
I d wanted to do a marathon, especially Boston, since I was a teenager in the late 70s and Bill Rodgers was my hero. After that long a wait, look at the weather we got last year. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Put your money where your legislation is Apr 17, 2008
Bill Rodgers could have coached me in the marathon well you get the idea. There are some things, no matter how much coaching or teaching we receive, we ll ever be able to do. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Boston Marathon to put ads at start, finish Apr 16, 2008
Bill Rodgers, a four-time Boston Marathon winner, said sponsors deserve recognition for their support. Sponsorship helped the sport grow, prize money helped the sport grow in the U.S., Rodgers said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Morse is still the BAA's go-to Guy for the Marathon Apr 15, 2008
"I take my hat off to Guy," salutes Bill Rodgers, the four-time Boston champion who also was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. "I can see why he's a great BAA director. He stays so calm. He's the exact opposite of me. I get hysterical and wrought up and overwhelmed.". (Boston Globe)
Monday Back in Time 04-07-2008 Apr 8, 2008
H. Bill Rodgers, ousted from the position of city manager of Lubbock six years ago, was elected its mayor yesterday. P.L. Pollard, 34, polled 125 votes to defeat 71-year-old W.L. Ford in the race for mayor of Hale Center. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
CLASSIC RECOLLECTIONS Mar 19, 2008
Three-time Olympian Craig Virgin outduels Bill Rodgers to win in 28:36. To add local flavor, the event has its first post-race party, with beer, jambalaya and music. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Guadian running Boston Marathon for a good cause Mar 9, 2008
This past October while in Wisconsin for the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, Gaudian had the inspiring experience of meeting Bill Rodgers four time winner of both the Boston and New York City marathons. After learning of Guadian s desire to raise money for St. Jude Children s Research Hospital through the upcoming Boston Marathon, Bill Rodgers sent him a brand new pair of personally autographed Brook s Triumph running shoes. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Flying feats At 25, Ryan Hall has set records, won the Olympic marathon trial and is being hailed as America's next great long-distance hope Feb 16, 2008
Bill Rodgers, who won the Boston and New York marathons four times each from 1975 to 1980, identified two keys for Hall's continued success at the marathon. One, he cannot overrace the distance. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Fred Lebow Set A Marathon Pace Feb 10, 2008
He sought out Shorter, Bill Rodgers, Grete Waitz and foreign athletes to broaden the race's appeal. In 1990, Lebow was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and given three to six months to live. (Investors Business Daily)
For Dave Dial, running is what life is all about Dec 22, 2007
Dial, who once trained beside Bill Rodgers, writes poetry, freelance magazine articles and song lyrics. But at heart, he's a runner. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ted Corbitt, 88, Olympian and pioneer of ultramarathon Dec 17, 2007
"He's sort of the grandfather of our sport," Bill Rodgers, a four-time winner of the New York and Boston marathons, said this week in a telephone interview. "He kicked off the modern running boom in America.". (Boston Globe)
Jenkins top runner in New England Dec 9, 2007
"The Jock Semple Award hasn't been given in a couple of years, and runners such as Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit-Samuelson, and Johnny Kelley have won it.". Jenkins will be presented the Semple Award, named after the longtime BAA manager and trainer, next Sunday in Boston at the 30th annual Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell 5K, and will appear on the cover of the January issue of New England Runner. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Keflezighi no shoo-in at U.S. trials Nov 3, 2007
Sell, 29, has adopted a philosophy similar to one shared by the legendary Bill Rodgers, the four-time winner at Boston and New York. This is life and death, Rodgers once said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Marathon Cheaters Oct 18, 2007
During that press conference, however, the great Bill Rodgers, who had just taken the third of his 4 Boston titles, took notice. He commented that Ruiz, who was a shade on the pudgy side and not looking all that tired, didn t look much like a runner, much less a marathoner. (Suite101.com)
A home run for Hirsch Sep 25, 2007
Sharing interests That was "This Old House" host Kevin O'Connor doing his best to keep up with Boston Marathon winner Bill Rodgers on Heartbreak Hill the other morning. The two ran through Newton and up Heartbreak Hill - all near the Newton home being renovated on the upcoming season of the long-running Emmy Award-winning show that premieres on WGBH next month. (Boston Globe -- Living)
First New Haven Road Race champ still going Aug 27, 2007
Rodgers steadily entered the prime of his running career in the late 1970s at a time when American marathoners still flooded the higher ranks of the world s elite. He won four Boston Marathon titles and four more from New York. (New Haven Register, CT)
Group wants to revive Pittsburgh Marathon Aug 10, 2007
Onorato and Ravenstahl are working with two local runners who are relying on the support of marathon experts, including Bill Rodgers, who won the New York and Boston marathons four times each, to renew the race. "Pittsburgh could put on a great marathon again," Rodgers told the newspaper. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Midnight Madness scheduled for July 7 Jun 14, 2007
Midnight Madness, which once included such standouts as Olympians Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter, is the official road race for the Iowa Games. The top three finishers in each age division will receive an Iowa Games medal, and prize money up to $600 will go to the top 10K finishers. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Notes: Cubs winning the close ones May 9, 2007
" On the run: Reliever Bob Howry finally joined Dempster and Neal Cotts in their pregame run Tuesday along the Chicago lakefront, but he didn't get very far. Dempster and Cotts, who have been dubbed Steve Prefontaine and Bill Rodgers, headed out Tuesday with Howry and Tim Buss, the strength and conditioning coach. "We got to Broadway, and Demp and Neal turned right and Bussey looked back and I said, 'I'm going back,'" Howry said. "I did make it back all the way without stopping. " He lasted 11... (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Ontario calls for independent body to settle land claims May 9, 2007
Bill Rodgers, director of communications for Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice, dismissed the suggestion as a fishing expedition by the premier's office in an e-mail. Mr. Prentice said almost a year ago that he planned a major retooling of the claims process after the number of claims ballooned from 200 in 1993 to more than 750 last year. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Pike's Peek began with food, Jordan (Steve Nearman) Apr 29, 2007
The running boom took hold in the late 1970s, buoyed by Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter. The sport made more strides in the 1980s as race organizers began offering food after races. (Washington Times, DC)
In your face: Wind and rain should slow Boston Marathon Apr 16, 2007
I don't think they'll like it, but they're still great competitors, four-time winner Bill Rodgers said. What happens is you get upsets. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The Kenyan side of the story Apr 15, 2007
"A veteran's view Boston icon Bill Rodgers, a four-time Marathon winner, said he is optimistic about the state of American marathoning even though many top US runners opted out of Boston this year. "It's pretty good," said Rodgers, who last won Boston in 1980. "We have a lot of young talent. Consistency is everything, I think. (Boston Globe)
Channel 4 will go the distance Apr 13, 2007
"We still treat this as the sporting event that it is, so therefore, Bob Lobel leads our coverage and Steve Burton and Alice Cook take part. Then this year we also have Bill Rodgers and Joan Benoit Samuelson joining us in the prerace coverage. [They used to be on Channel 5.]"The elite runners are an amazing story, but they're part of a bigger story that is Patriots Day in Massachusetts, and this fabulous event where you have 20,000 runners from all over the world coming to our 26-mile stretch of... (Boston Globe)
Forever 'Younger' Apr 8, 2007
Later, he admired Bill Rodgers, another Connecticut kid who won Boston four times and always appeared unruffled. "Bill had a wonderful approach to it," Kelley says. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
CNW Group Daybook for Friday, February 23, 2007 ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL Feb 23, 2007
TORONTO, Feb. 23 /CNW/ - NOVA SCOTIA TIME: 09:30 EVENT: SIGNING CEREMONY - MADE IN NOVA SCOTIA PROCESS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT CITY: SYDNEY LOCATION: Membertou First Nation Trade and Convention Centre CONTACT: John Soosaar, Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Province of Nova Scotia, (902) 424-3063; Bill Rodgers, Director of Communications, Office of the Honourable Jim Prentice, (819) 997-0002; Diana Campbell, Communications Officer, Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn, Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative, (902) 843-3880 URL:... (Canada Newswire)
Nothing Can Slow These Runners Feb 16, 2007
" ALSO OF NOTE: Every Thursday morning, Harris plays a pickup game of softball at a park less than 500 feet from his house. He also plays golf twice a week. Rob Mason, 61 RESIDENCE: Lakeland OCCUPATION: Superintendent, Walt Disney World manufacturing facility GASPARILLA PERSONAL BEST: 59:59 (15k) FAVORITE GASPARILLA MEMORY: Like other members of the Gasparilla 30 Club, Mason has fond memories of the first race in 1978. For him, it was the fact it attracted running icons such as Bill Rodgers,... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
KATIE CABRAL: Getting off to a not-so-slow start Jan 28, 2007
While veteran runners, such as Bill Rodgers, four-time winner of both the Boston and New York City Marathons, have argued for years that an easy, sociable pace (about one minute slower than marathon race pace) is key to completing long, injury-free training runs, many runners still push their bodies past this comfortable threshold. Such constant speed work often leaves athletes with little time or ability to repair muscle damaged over the course of a two hour run. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Wednesday's Sports Briefs Jan 17, 2007
So I wouldn't actually need four. " He added with a sly grin, "I want to be in that fight. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
