Tag: boston marathon
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Seventies Hero: Katherine Switzer
To many, Boston Billy was the laid back face of seventies running, just a guy who loved to run and happened, through hard work and a whole heck of a lot of miles, to get really good at it. But there was more to the glory days of running than short shorts and awesome wool…
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Seventies Hero: Bill Rodgers
I am fascinated by the seventies. Perhaps that is because I just missed it. Being born in 1975 I saw the decade in reflection from the much less interesting eighties. I am fascinated by the music, the art, the fashion and the rebirth of recreational fitness culture in America. The seventies was when everything we…