It was not the 50th anniversary anyone expected, but on September 13, Gary Muhrcke, the winner of the first-ever New York City Marathon, returned to the spot of his greatest running victory. Read his story here:
, but on September 13, Gary Muhrcke, the winner of the first-ever New York City Marathon, returned to the spot of his greatest running victory.Fifty years ago to the day, Muhrcke set out to pace his friend, Pat Bastick, in the 1970 NYC Marathon, then a four-loop course within Central Park . After two loops, Bastick dropped out. Muhrcke, in about 12th place, picked it up on the second half and won the race in 2:31:39.
To commemorate that day, Muhrcke was joined on Sunday by his grandson, Colin Kern, for a single, hilly lap in Central Park. The duo finished in a time of 58:21.
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