operated by Bill and his brother Charlie. The family-run business operated from 1977 to 2013. He lives in the small town of Boxborough, Massachusetts, and still participates in running-themed events. Marathons 1973 Boston Marathon (Did not Finish)(DNF) 1973 Bay State Marathon (2:28:12) 1st Course Record (CR) 1974 Boston (2:19:34) 14th 1974 New York City Marathon (NYC) (2:36:00) 5th 1974 Philadelphia Marathon (2:21:57) 1st CR 1975 Boston (2:09:55) 1st American Record (AR) 1975 Enschede Marathon, Netherlands (DNF) 1975 Fukuoka Marathon (2:11:26) 3rd 1976 Olympic Trials (2:11:58) 2nd 1976 Montreal Olympics (2:25:14) 40th 1976 NYC (2:10:10) 1st CR 1976 Sado Island, Japan (2:08:23) 1st CR (200 meters short) 1976 Maryland (2:14:12)1st CR 1977 Kyoto, Japan (2:14:25) 1st 1977 Boston (DNF) 1977 Amsterdam, Netherlands (2:12:47) 1st CR 1977 Waynesboro (2:25:12) 1st 1977 NYC (2:11:28) 1st 1977 Fukuoka (2:10:55) 1st 1978 Boston (2:10:13) 1st 1978 NYC (2:12:12) 1st 1978 Fukuoka (2:12:53) 6th 1979 Boston (2:09:27) 1st AR 1979 Montreal (2:22:12) 15th 1979 NYC (2:11:42) 1st 1980 Boston (2:12:11) 1st 1980 Toronto (2:14:47) 1st 1980 NYC (2:13:20) 5th 1981 Houston-Tennaco (2:12:10) 1st CR 1981 Boston (2:10:34) 3rd 1981 Atlantica-Boavista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2:14:13) 1st CR 1981 Stockholm, Sweden (2:13:28) 1st 1981 Bank One, Columbus, OH (2:17:34) 7th 1982 Houston (2:14:51) 5th 1982 Tokyo (2:24) 301st 1982 Boston (2:12:38) 4th 1982 Atlantica-Boavista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (DNF) 1982 Melbourne, Australia (2:11:08) 1st 1983 Orange Bowl, FL (2:15:08) 1st 1983 Boston (2:11:58) 10th 1983 Beijing, China (DNF) 1983 Chicago (2:21:40) 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials (2:13:31) 8th 1985 New Jersey Waterfront (2:14:46) 2nd 1985 NYC (2:15:33) 7th 1986 Boston (2:13:35) 4th 1986 Chicago (2:15:31) 11th 1987 Phoenix (DNF) 1987 Boston (2:18:18) 15th 1987 NYC (2:25:01) 54th 1988 Phoenix (DNF) 1988 Los Angeles (2:20:27) 2nd masters 1988 Boston (2:18:17) 2nd masters 1988 NYC (DNF) 1989 Los Angeles (2:22:24) 1990 Boston (2:20:46) 5th masters 1992 Vietnam International 19th 1996 Boston (2:53:23) 1999 Boston (DNF) 2009 Boston (4:06:49) Awards and distinctions 1973 AAU All-American Long Distance Team (20K) 1975 National AAU- DI Benadato Award – Best Athletic Performance 1975 Nominated Sullivan Award (placed second) 1975 Ranked #1 in the World in the Marathon by Track & Field News 1976 Ranked #6 in the World in the Marathon by Track & Field News 1976 Member U.S. Olympic Team – Montreal, Canada 1976 AAU All-American Track & Field Team (10K) 1977 Ranked #1 in the World in the Marathon by Track &