First step is to watch the documentary, "Run For Your Life", which is available on Netflix. The 2008 documentary, by Judd Ehrlich, documents NYRR president and long time NYC Marathon race director Fred Lebow's life. Lebow was at the helm when NYRR became the organization it is now. So, the film is also an indirect history of the NYC Marathon.
A detail about Fred Lebow. He has a statue on 89th Street entrance of the Central Park (Engineer's Gate), where the race enters the Park. However, every year, the statue is transported down to the finish line during the marathon week, so that Fred can watch over the runners as they finish.
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