Marathon Founder Fred Lebow Profiled in Documentary

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Brian Zumhagen
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

The arrival of marathon day in New York City can seem as inevitable as the coming of November itself. But it wasn't always that way. WNYC's Weekend Edition host Brian Zumhagen talks with director Judd Ehrlich about his documentary "Run for Your Life." It explores the history of the marathon and its founder Fred Lebow.

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