127 runners (126 men and one woman) lined up in Central Park for the start of the first New York Marathon. It was September 13, 1970. The course was four loops around the park, and the first ten finishers received wristwatches. (Today, the male and female winners receive $130,000.) Race organizer Fred Lebow (1932–1994) used his own money to purchase the prizes. The winner of … [Read more...] about New York Marathon First Run September 13, 1970