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Grete Waitz passing

By: SCL April 19, 2011 – Posted in: Tribute

So sad to hear of Grete Waitz passing due to cancer.  She was the one that sparked my interest in the NYC Marathon while she won 9 races in 11 years when I was a kid.  I also loved running in her namesake half marathon race, Gete’s Great Gallop in Central Park, which I ran in 1997, 2000 and 2004.  I wish I could run it this year, but it is the day before my first half ironman…

Another enduring memory, and an inspiration for me as I started running, was when she ran the NYC Marathon with Fred Lebow in 1992, while he was in remission from brain cancer.

She will be missed…

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  • Michelle April 19, 2011, 9:08 am

    I was spectating in 1992 and saw Grete and Fred running on 1st Avenue. I will never forget that.

    RIP Grete.

  • jen April 22, 2011, 6:22 am

    i was so sad too! she always inspired me from afar!

  • Ted April 22, 2011, 5:10 pm

    I have vivid memory of watching her win the NYC Marathon when I was in high school. I was in awe. To me, I will never forget the moment.

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