Episode 177 | Bill Rodgers

the morning shakeout podcast

Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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“Talent is an interesting question. What is it really? It means, can you avoid injuries? It means, can you back off? When you get crushed, will you come back? I didn’t like that part. I think it’s a lot of different things. It’s not maybe a physical thing, but it’s a mental thing. When you see a lot of these athletes—a lot of you are here because you have that wherewithal. And maybe you got beat up, because we all get beat up in this sport—it’s part of it, it’s like a rite of passage. It’s just part of it. But it’s OK, it’s good.”This week on the podcast I’m excited to share a wide-ranging conversation I had this past Saturday with the legendary Bill Rodgers at Tracksmith’s Trackhouse in Boston. Bill is a hero of mine and I’ve long wanted to have him on the show and Boston Marathon weekend turned out to be the perfect opportunity for it. In this conversation, we talk all things Boston, of course, but also get Bill’s thoughts on his career, talent, training, how his own relationship with running has evolved over the course of his lifetime, and a lot more.This episode is brought to you by:— Tracksmith. Tracksmith crafts performance running apparel, inspiring publications, and distinct experiences that allow runners to indulge in the sport’s rich culture. Tracksmith is offering new customers $15 off your first purchase of $75+. Just use code MARIO15 when you check out at tracksmith.com/mario.— Goodr: If you want to support the podcast and treat yourself to a pair of goodr sunglasses, head over to goodr.com/MARIO or enter the code MARIO at checkout for 15% off your order. Look good, run goodr!Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-177-with-bill-rodgers/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: https://themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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0:00.0	Talent is an interesting question. What is it really? It means can you avoid
0:12.2	injuries? It means can you back off when you get crushed when you come back? I
0:17.1	didn't like that part. I think it's a lot of different things. It's not maybe a
0:23.4	physical thing but it's a mental thing. You know when you see a lot of these
0:27.8	athletes. A lot of you are here because you have that. You have that wherewithal.
0:32.9	Maybe you got beat-ups because we all get beat-up in this sport. It's part of
0:37.2	it. It's like a right of passage. It's just part of it but it's okay. It's good.
0:57.8	That was Bill Rogers. I'm your host Mario Freole and you are listening to a
1:08.8	special live recording of the Morning Shake Out podcast from Tracksmith's
1:12.9	Track House in Boston, Massachusetts. All right. Special episode of the
1:18.4	podcast this week. I am super excited to share a conversation that I had with
1:23.7	the legendary Bill Rogers this past weekend in Boston as part of Boston
1:28.9	Marathon Weekend at Tracksmith Track House in Boston. Bill has been one of my
1:35.3	pie in the sky podcast since I started the show back in late 2017 and it was
1:41.1	an absolute honor to sit down with him in the city where he really made his
1:45.9	reputation as a runner. Over the course of this conversation we covered a
1:49.9	wide range of topics from the Boston Marathon of course but also his career as
1:55.4	a runner and how he got back into running after college and what that
1:59.7	process was like for him. DNFing at his first Boston Marathon and how he bounced
2:04.0	back from that experience. What he thinks his biggest talent was as an athlete,
2:08.9	how he trained for the marathon, how his own relationship with running evolved
2:14.0	over the course of his lifetime and a lot more. This episode is brought to you by
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