Amby Burfoot-Boston Marathon Winner/Running Journalist/Author

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We begin with learning what running has taught Amby along with
the number of lifetime miles he has ran. He tells us how
attending Fitch HS in Connecticut where John Kelley, who was a
distinguished runner in his own right was the cross-country
coach, the influence he had on Amby which leads us to how he
first got into running. He attended Wesleyan University, the
process on getting there, becoming roommates with Bill Rodgers
(4x Boston Marathon Winner), and a good story about his college
coach. 


Amby recalls the first time running the Boston Marathon in 1965,
the days leading up to the 1968 race in which he won that
includes his feelings that day, the race details, and what he
recalls after finishing.
 Shoes! What were the shoes like then vs now? Hear about his
performance at Fukuoka Marathon in Japan which was one second
from the American World Record at the time. 


How did he get his job at Runners World Magazine, the first
position he held, and covering the 1984 Olympic Marathon in which
Joan Benoit Samuelson who was the first women’s Olympic marathon
champion. He has run Boston 25 times and we talk about the events
of 2013, 2014, & his 50th anniversary of his win in 2018 that
was during the worst weather conditions in the history of the
race. 


Amby is the author of several books; we discuss a couple
“Runspirations” & his favorite “First Ladies of Running”. He
then gives you tips to start running and what he thinks of when
he hears the words- Boston Marathon?


Links:


Amby Burfoot Website: https://www.ambyburfoot.com/


Get Your Autographed Copies of Amby’s Books Here:
https://www.ambyburfoot.com/p/buy-autographed-book.html


Amby’s Training Plans: http://runwithamby.com/


Boston Documentary: http://bostonmarathonfilm.com/


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Extra 5


His thoughts on The Marathon Project


Can chili peppers improve endurance and being a vegetarian?


Being part of The Boston Documentary


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