Men's winner Bill Rodgers, who had just won his third straight Boston Marathon, noticed that Ruiz could not recall many things that most runners know by heart, such as intervals and splits.
Pemenang kategori pria Bill Rodgers, yang memenangkan Maraton Boston untuk ketiga kalinya berturut-turut, mengatakan bahwa Ruiz tidak mengingat hal-hal penting yang diketahui pelari pada umumnya, seperti latihan interval dan split.