Going For The Gold
August, 1979
"The Main Thing is just to relax," says the world's most relaxed runner as we jog slowly up Chestnut Hill Avenue in Boston. "Just keep the body plumb, head to toe. A lot of beginners make the mistake of leaning too far forward. And of taking too long a stride."Bill Rodgers, the top-ranked marathon runner in America, has begun his midday ten-mile training run. "Training shouldn't be work, work, work," says Rodgers, bouncing lightly up and down and breathing easily, a...
