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"If he has a good day, he'll be head and shoulders above the crowd," Rodgers said of Salazar, who set a world marathon record last October in New York. "I think he could win really easily...and then again he might get nailed."
Rodgers, of course, wouldn't mind beating the pack on Monday. "If I'm not in the top three to five, it'll be a letdown. I'd be disappointed," he admitted.
But while he has been logging about 120 miles a week in training, Rodgers hasn't been gearing up for the marathon in the same way he did in past years. He has directed most of his energy to road races of various distances all over the country--last year...
Rodgers' 35 career marathons may have taken their toll on the 34-year-old runner, too. But he claimed that the experience he has gained by running so many races will give him a psychological advantage.
Although he seemed dubious about his training for the marathon, Rodgers may have a reason to take the focus off this stage of his career. While some may see him as out of the running, his goals are set further down the road, on the 1984 Olympic marathon team, and...