Robinson remembered for his running, but also his outlook after being paralyzed | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHER: Left: On the cover of the Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club's "The Pace Setter" publication, Bill Robinson leads a group of runners in the 1987 Chopperthon Half Marathon in Albany. Right: Robinson, in wheelchair, at a local road race in 2007. (Photos provided) Shares0 It was over 30 years ago; Tom Dalton remembers it like it was yesterday. He was out on a training run with Bill Robinson on Hackett Boulevard in Albany, and another running partner, Rob Picotte, was injured, so he was leading them on his bike.