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All great race directors could be compared to and actually considered "conductors" of their own special orchestras.

We are runners. Being a runner means you have made a conscientious decision to live with pain for the rest of your life.

On my recent flight back to Boston from the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii, the flight attendant and I struck up a brief conversation. She asked me what I did for a living and what was the purpose of my trip. Jokingly, I told her my name was Rodgers and that I run for a living.

I am one of the lucky ones. I have made just about all of the mistakes, yet I am still running around to talk about them. Unfortunately, many of my close running buddies from years past have been advised by doctors to hang up their racing shoes and take up knitting or bird watching.

I started working on this project at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. I met with the folks at Turner Sports at the CNN building. They asked me to direct the 1998 Goodwill Games Triathlon in NYC. Why not, I asked.

In this era of running for money instead of just the gold, many top runners are now requesting and receiving serious dollars for