Who Is Fred Lebow?

In the 1960's, Fred Lebow was an outsider who got involved with the running community and helped to move them from the Bronx to Central Park after traffic and crime begin to get to the point where it was no longer safe to run. Fred worked in the fashion industry selling cheap designer clothes, but his real passion was for running. He built up the Central Park marathon and made it successful, and really wanted to bring running to the the masses.

Fred helped empower women in the sport, creating the first long distance women only event that was wildly successful. He began his interactions with the media by convincing a group of Playboy bunnies to promote and compete in the 6 mile race.

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After a couple of years, the marathon in Central Park had outgrown its course. There were too many runners for the officials to keep track of what lap everybody was on in the 4 loop course of the park. New York City was suffering from a financial crisis, and the problems with crime and arson were at an all time high.

Who Is Fred Lebow?

Fred used the tough times to help sell the city on a race that went through all 5 boroughs, and used a lot of smoke and mirrors to bring everything together. He did such a great job convincing everybody that he had the numbers he needed, even before he did, that they all came together and actually put the fantasy he was spinning into reality.

"26 miles, 385 yards, no one was mugged, no one was hit by a taxi. For the city of New York and Bill Rodgers, the marathon was a resounding success." - Dick Schaap, NBC News, New York

The first 5 boroughs marathon helped to revitalize the city. There were 2000 runners, the sponsors came through with plenty of race support, and Fred empowered all of the neighborhoods to come out and cheer on the runners and to clean up their streets for the race. Fred brought in Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter, the 2 best American marathoners in the country at the time and used them to promote their rivalry through the media.

Fred became the full time race director of the New York City Marathon and made it into the event that it is today. Not only that, but he put on some truly wacky races throughout the city and introduced many innovations that had never been seen at races before. Some of the innovations stuck, such as the pasta dinner, and others have largely disappeared, such as the world's largest urinal trough.

Who Is Fred Lebow?

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