In light of the 2017 win in NYC by Shalane Flanagan, becoming the first American woman since Miki Gorman, (1977), Bill Rodgers responded to Jeff Benjamin with some thoughts about Shalane’s brilliant win. This is our number 10, in twelve salutes to the NYC Marathon 50th anniversary Rewind.
Shalane Flanagan wins 2017 NYC Marathon, photo courtesy of NBC Olympics
Bill Rodgers showing off his cool ASICS Oboris! photo by Jeff Benjamin
This is Chapter 10, written by Jeff Benjamin, where Bill Rodgers Celebrates Shalane Flanagan’s Historic NYC Marathon win!
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Since 2013, Justin Lagat has written for RunBlogRun. His weekly column is called A view from Kenya. Justin writes about the world of Kenyan athletics on a weekly basis and during championships, provides us additional insights into the sport.
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