The adidas aktiv collection features performance apparel and running shoes, including the grete 30 boost, which marks 30 years since the launch of waitzs adidas originals running shoe and also honors the 30th anniversary of her silver medal at the 1984 olympics. Grete waitz, great women in sports, visible ink press, 1996. Grete waitz 1 october 1953 19 april 2011 was a norwegian marathon runner who won nine new york city marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history. Ann patchett on why we need lifechanging books right now. Grete waitz, who has died aged 57, achieved an iconic status in womens. With the release last month of her running great with grete waitz training. Grete waitz, and joan benoit samuelson, but also on lesserknown, equallydeserving women runners who paved the way for todays worldwide acceptance of women in running. Grete waitz was a norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Olympic committee to allow women to compete in the olympics 3,000meter and marathon events for the first time in 1984. Everything you need to know to reach the finish line apr 14, 2015. She further emphasised in her book that her marathon training was basically. She was the marathon silver medalist at the 1984 olympics. Grete waitz won the new york marathon nine times, a marathon gold medal at the 1984 world championships, a marathon silver medal at the 1984 olympics. One of the first people to come to mind was grete waitz.
Heroes of the marathon part 2 marathon training academy. Grete waitz takes 5th mini marathon the new york times. April 19, 2011norwegian runner grete waitz won the new york city marathon more than anyone else, coming in first 9 times from 197888. Grete waitz, norwegian marathoner who dominated womens longdistance running for more than a decade, winning the new york city marathon nine times between 1978 and 1988 she did not compete in 1981 or 1987. Grete waitz was a norwegian athlete known for her domination of marathon running especially between 78 and 88 when she won nine new york city marathons. Everything you need to know to reach the finish line. Grete waitz wins one of her nine new york city marathons.
As a result, she was the firstever womens olympic marathon champion. First lady of the marathon, who won nine times in new york and twice in london. In the great grete waitz, runners world has published a moving tribute to the humble marathon legend who changed the landscape of running forever. She took the lead three miles into the race and held on strong finishing almost four minutes ahead of second place finisher grete waitz. The book mainly covers the period from 1960 to 1984, when samuelson won the first olympic marathon for women. While writing this post about the toughest guy i ever met, i tried to think of icons of toughness to illustrate different facets of that quality. Grete waitz wins her eighth new york city marathon history. On november 2, 1986, norwegian distance runner grete waitz wins her eighth new york city marathon. Grete waitz was the worlds first great woman marathoner, and the first worldclass track athlete to attempt the distance. Waitz had won her first marathon in new york in 1978setting a world record and she won the nyc marathon again in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985. Waitz is also a fivetime winner in the world crosscountry championship. Grete waitz, the norwegian runner who won nine new york city marathons and the silver medal at the 1984.
When she came to new york in 1978 to run her first marathon, waitz didnt just win the raceshe set a world record. Grete waitz and the humanity of the longdistance runner the. Queen of the marathon, a running with the legends, editat per michael sandrock, human kinetics, 1996. Was a norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Grete waitz, the norwegian schoolteacher who won more new york city marathons nine than anyone else, and whose humility and athleticism made her a singularly graceful champion and a role. It was in 1984 that the grete waitz run was born and for many years it was the biggest female race in the world with over 40,000 participants at its. Between 1977 and 1987, moses won 107 consecutive finals 122 consecutive races and set the world record in the event four times. Grete waitz simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by english novelist george orwell.
Looking back at joan benoit samuelsons olympic marathon win. She was a world record holder and won both silver and gold medals in the olympics and. Discount prices on books by grete waitz, including titles like run your first marathon. She was the first woman to run a marathon in under 2 hours and 30 minutes, and the first female world champion in the marathon.
Her other marathon victories included winning the london marathon in 1983 and 1986. Runners world magazine named waitz the female runner of the quartercentury in 1991. Waitz began as a middledistance runner and at age 17 set a 1,500metre european junior. Gainesville resident peter lars johnson said he will never forget his. The discovery of grete waitz has taken place despite the events of this summer. Waitz, greta, cool controlled grace, a first marathons, editat per gail waesche kislevitz, breakaway books, 1999. Grete waitz athlete profile share tweet email country norway. Everything you need to know to reach the finish line waitz, grete, averbuch, gloria, kastor, deena on.
For her influence on american running in the united states, waitz was the first foreign runner inducted into the national distance running hall of fame. Discover book depositorys huge selection of grete waitz books online. The story was mostly written at barnhill, a farmhouse on the scottish island of jura, at times while orwell suffered from severe tuberculosis. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Grete waitz nee andersen, 1 october 1953 19 april 2011 was a norwegian marathon. Grete waitz, who has died aged 57, achieved an iconic status in womens distance running, winning the world marathon title in 1983, the new york marathon nine times, the london marathon twice, and. She won nine new york city marathons, womens division, between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history.
Grete waitz won the new york marathon nine separate times. Grete waitz born october 1, 1953 is a former norwegian marathon runner who won nine new york city marathon s between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history. Benoit samuelson still holds the fastest times for an american woman at the chicago marathon and the olympic marathon. By hearing the credentials of grete waitz, i was expectant to learn much from this book about my first marathon training.
Grete waitz, norwegian marathon champion, is dead at 57. Oslo, norway grete waitz had never run a marathon before the new york city race in october 1978. In addition to his running, moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of. The editors of the magazine have gathered a collection of the best stories about grete from the last 30 years, providing a revealing glimpse into the quiet queen who won the new york city marathon an. But i can tell you, as a result of what i learned about grete doing the book, i have. Ive lost a very good friend and true champion and competitor, said 1984 olympic marathon champion joan benoit samuelson. Grete waitz, the most private of individuals, ended up excelling in the most public of. Grete waitz, dominating female marathon runner the. Joan benoit project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Helle aanesen, the manager of the active against cancer. Books by grete waitz all formats kindle edition paperback hardcover sort by. Everything we should learn from running legend grete waitz.
She held the fastest time for an american woman at the chicago marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985. Distance runner grete waitz has set world records in the 3,000 meter, 8 kilometer, 10 kilometer, 15 kilometer, 10 mile, and the marathon. In 1979, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours. Joan benoit samuelson 1984 olympic marathon winner. Grete waitz, who was second behind samuelson, would also have been a deserving and admired gold. Edwin corley moses born august 31, 1955 is an american former track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 olympics. Grete 19532011norwegian distance runner who won the new york marathon nine times 19781980, 19821986, and 1988 and won a silver medal in the first olympic marathon for women 1984. This was one of several books about running a marathon that i picked up from the. In 1984, she established the grete waitz lopet 5k in oslo, which is one of the largest allwomen events in the world. Everything you need to know to reach the finish line, p. Running legend grete waitz passed awaymuch too soonat age 57 in april, after a sixyear battle with cancer. Waitz grete dictionary definition waitz grete defined. Waitz won nine new york city marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history. After it, her name and new york would be forever linked.
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