Sep 21, 2007
Fred Lebow was a showman and a promoter who was one of the main
reasons why distance running and marathons became so popular as the
running boom exploded. He transformed the NYC Marathon from a local
event in Central Park with 55 finishers to one of the world’s
largest running events with over 25,000 finishers running through
all five boroughs of New York City. He lived his life to the
fullest, against the dangers and odds of both the Nazi and Soviet
occupations of Romania, and although fate handed him a shorten
race, with his gall and love of life he turned it into a marathon.