This alleged winner reportedly took the subway to the finish line of the 1979 N.Y. marathon
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How One Woman Won a Marathon and Barely Broke a Sweat | TIME  Apr 21, 2015 ... To observers at the finish line, Rosie Ruiz must have seemed like the ... Even more impressive: When officials crowned her the winner, she was ... And she'd only ever competed in one other marathon: the New York ... for the Boston Marathon  by taking the subway instead of running most of the course.
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Jeopary Questions page 307 - "BIRD" IS THE WORD - TriviaBistro.com  A LITTLE "R" & "R": This alleged winner reportedly took the subway to the finish line of the 1979 N.Y. marathon  VICE-PRESIDENTS: Harry Truman was...
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Greta Waitz dies: Marathon queen loses battle with cancer aged 57 ...  Apr 19, 2011 ... The former schoolteacher from Oslo won the New York Marathon nine times ... A year later, she took second behind Joan Benoit in the first ... it. Familiar sight: Grete Waitz crosses the finish line to win the New ... She broke the world record three more times: In New York in 1979 and '80 and in London in '83.
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8 things you didn't know about the New York City Marathon | PBS ...  Oct 31, 2015 ... With the running of the 2015 New York City Marathon, tens of thousands ... The first winners won watches and recycled trophies. .... In 1979, Cuban-born New Yorker Rosie Ruiz became the most ... She was reportedly spotted leaving the course after only 10 miles and then took the subway to the finish line.
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Rosie Ruiz - Wikipedia  Rosie Ruiz (born 1953) is a Cuban American runner who was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon ... She took the subway from Cambridge to Boston (a few miles before the finish line) and ran to the ... In 1979, she qualified for the New York City Marathon and was credited with a time of...
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www.nycsubway.org: History of the Independent Subway  The IRT was bankrupt ... The Fulton Street El made its final ... Hall to pick up an ... As the last train traveled through stations in ... along the route. ... miles of subway ... has the IRT name on entryway signs).
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The Olympic Marathon - Hellenic Communication Service  From Spyros Louis' victorious win in 1896 to the first women's marathon in ... It was the only Greek win in the track and field events and it was in one of the last events. ... based on a legend, Louis, the first winner, became a legend in his own time. .... quest for women's gold when 28-year-old Naoko Takahashi was the winner.
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WATCH: Hillary Clinton takes at least four tries to enter NYC subway ...  Apr 7, 2016 ... More. Hillary Clinton struggled a little on an early-morning New York City subway ... Trump on new sex allegations: It's 'character assassination'.
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Love/Hate: New York, Race, and 1989 by Garrett McGrath  fall ...  Nov 4, 2014 ... Three events defined 1989 in NYC: the Central Park jogger attack, the ... The narrative of young black men being predators fit society's .... David Dinkins, the sitting Manhattan borough president, defeated three-term incumbent Ed Koch in the Democratic mayoral primary on his way to becoming New York...
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Smith true winner of 'dirtiest race' in history | Reuters  Sep 23, 2013 ... ... (R) across the finish line to win the men's 100 meters sprint final at the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, September 24, 1988. REUTERS/Pool.
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Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York  Page 47  Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), Sunday, January 1, 1928, Page 47. ... Babe Ruth set a high-water mark ; m home-run hitting by whaling out no fewer ... who made a walkaway of the American League pennant race Gene Tunney, holder of ... there will be many changes among the fighting champions in 1928.
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Books of The Times - The New York Times  Feb 7, 1973 ... Godey, John: Book, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, by J Godey, ... Archives | 1973 ... Still, given that subways aren't for hijacking, Mr. Godey has written a ... in its comments on how New York City functions (if functions isn't too ... on Pelham 123 (so designated because this particular train left Pelham...
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The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever ...  Aug 7, 2012 ... Fred Lorz, Olympic marathoner and practical joker, 1904. ... Fred Lorz led the 32 starters from the gun, but by the first mile Thomas Hicks edged ahead. ... dose of strychnine and egg whites, this time with some brandy to ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 14, 2003; New York Athlete Wins Marathon Race.
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Rodgers Triumphs in Boston Marathon - The New York Times  Apr 18, 1978 ... April 18, 1978, Page 49 The New York Times Archives. BOSTON, April 17Bill Rodgers won the 82d Boston Marathon today in nearrecord ... His time of 2 hours 10 minutes 13 seconds was only 18 seconds slower than the ... and seeking to become the first winner of the Olympic marathon to win here.
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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics  Men's marathon - Wikipedia  The men's marathon race of the 1908 Summer Olympics took place in London on 24 July 1908. Johnny Hayes won after Dorando Pietri was disqualified for having received assistance before the finish line. For the first time in an Olympic marathon, the distance was 26 miles, 385 ... The April 1908 map shows the intended finish, though the White City stadium...
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Full text of "9-11 Cop Breaks Silence - Israeli Mossad Involvement in ...  Traffic was rolling at two miles an hour, so we got in front of the van on foot, ...... officer, Jim Melnick (Jewish) , who worked directly for Donald Rumsfeld for a time. .... by many of its elite Zionist members including: Gary Bauer, Robert Bernstein, US ..... By Gordon Duff and Brian Jobert (16) Norman Mineta Confirms That Dick...
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First Boston Marathon run - Apr 19, 1897 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, First Boston Marathon run on Apr 19, 1897. ... of New York ran the 24.5-mile course of the all-male event in a winning time of 2:55:10. ... It was held on April 19, Patriots' Day, a holiday celebrated in Massachusetts and Maine in .... On April 19, 1897, John J. McDermott of New York won the firstBoston...
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Psyched And Prepped, Rizzo Goes For The Gold - philly-archives  May 15, 1991 ... Seven hours before the Republican mayoral debate. Frank L. Rizzo ... Rizzo parlayed his police career into a run for mayor in 1971. He won a...
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Going Underground! 19 MASSIVE Celebrities Taking The Tube ...  Londoner Eddie Redmayne still takes the tube - despite being mega famous! ... Little Mix's Jesy Nelson wouldn't look so happy if it was rush hour on the tube! .... Jay-Z doesn't just like the London Underground, he's partial to the NYC Subway too ... Surfing the tube #LondonUnderground @missguidedcou" Picture: Instagram...
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PULLING A FAST ONE THE LONG-AWAITED MATCH RACE ...  Jun 9, 1997 ... SkyDome, when Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson were called to their marks for a 150-meter match race to determine (some said) the World's ... This is an article from the June 9, 1997 issue Original Layout. This was ... Netherlands, with $1 million promised to the winner if he broke ... sprinters. But the...
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Joan Benoit, gold medal winner in the first Olympics women ...  Joan Benoit Samuelson - Marathon: Gold medal, 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles. ... the Olympics in 1984, qualifying only weeks after undergoing knee surgery. ..... She was a hero to women in that time...not a runner but I worshipped her. :) ..... the first American woman to win the all-around gymnastics gold medal at the...