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S4E4 - Bill Rodgers wins 4th consecutive NYC Marathon

S4E4 - Bill Rodgers wins 4th consecutive NYC Marathon

Update: 2025-10-29
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Today is Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 and this week in 1979, American Bill Rodgers became the New York City Marathon champion for the fourth consecutive time.


 


To this day, Bill remains the only man to have ever won the NYC Marathon on 4 occasions. In this episode, we’ll sit down with Rodgers himself to hear what that day was really like.


 


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S4E4 - Bill Rodgers wins 4th consecutive NYC Marathon

S4E4 - Bill Rodgers wins 4th consecutive NYC Marathon

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