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

A four-time winner of both the Boston and New York City Marathons, BILL RODGERS has set and broken his own records. Track and Field News ranked Rodgers #1 in the world in the marathon in 1975, 1977 and 1979. He was a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic marathon team. He is a two-time RRCA Masters Runner of the Year and has won numerous awards including the National AAU -DI Benedato Award for Best Athletic Performance (1975), Tiffany's Man of the Year (1989), the New York Road Runner's Club Abebe Biklla Award (1989) and the CT. Sports Writer's Alliance Gold Key Award (1994). Rodgers holds five current American records and one current world record.