Great Grete

Grete Waitz, Norwegian Marathon Champion, Is Dead at 57 - NYTimes.com: "Grete Waitz, the Norwegian runner who won a record nine New York City Marathons starting with her first in October 1978, died Tuesday in Oslo. She was 57.

Waitz revealed in 2005 that she had cancer, without disclosing details. Her death was confirmed by her husband, Jack Waitz. According to her New York-based lawyer Mike Frankfurt, she died peacefully in her sleep.

Waitz’s nine victories in the New York race is a mark that no woman or man has duplicated. Unassuming and yet fiercely confident, she inspired runners around the world and stayed involved in the running community even as she battled cancer."

Unbelievable Run

Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai Wins Boston Marathon in 2 - 03 - 02 - NYTimes.com: "With a brisk wind at his back and a determined countryman on his shoulder to push him down the stretch, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya pulled away from Moses Mosop in the final quarter-mile Monday to win the 115th Boston Marathon. His time, 2 hours 3 minutes 2 seconds, was the fastest marathon run by nearly a minute, and it smashed the course record, set last year, by nearly three minutes."