NILS MYKLEBOST, The Associated Press
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Grete Waitz had never run a marathon before the New York City race in October 1978. After it, her name and New York would be forever linked.
The lean Norwegian middle-distance runner, who had set two world-records in the 3,000 meters, was invited to the race as a "rabbit," someone brought in to set a fast early pace for the favorite runners.
Two-thirds through that first marathon, she suffered so hard that she...
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