Nina Kuscsik, who helped open the marathon to women, dies at 86 In the 1970s, she made history while running in Boston and New York. She later fought to get a women’s marathon into the Olympics.

Nina Kuscsik, who is the first woman to run in the New York City Marathon, holds the tape for the Women's division finish ling during the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon in Central Park on Nov. 7 ...

Very few events can capture the city’s collective attention, but the TCS New York City Marathon — which twists and turns through all five boroughs — is one of them.

The race's lofty place in the road running world is at least partially attributable to the prestige and credibility that Bill Rodgers and Joan Samuelson brought when they began running ...

Kuscsik, the only woman to run in the 1970 New York City marathon, is survived by her three children and two grandsons Nina Kuscsik, the first women's division champion in the Boston Marathon, has ...

She was also the first woman to enter the New York race, in 1970, and was one of the “Six who Sat” – six women who refused to start the ’72 New York City Marathon for 10 minutes to protest ...

According to Roger Robinson of Runner's World, in 1970, she was the only woman to compete in the New York City Marathon and won in 1972 and 1973. Marathoner Nina Kuscsik's Legacy Lives On ...

She was also the first woman to enter the New York race, in 1970, and was one of the “Six who Sat” – six women who refused to start the ’72 New York City Marathon for 10 minutes to protest ...

Officials say nearly 10,000 runners, including Olympians, World Championship medalists, and former TCS New York City Marathon winners, took part in the women's-only race.

In 1971, Kuscsik (2:56:04) and Beth Bonner (2:55:22) became the first two American women to run a marathon in under three hours at the New York City Marathon. She then won that same event in ...

She was also the first woman to enter the New York race, in 1970, and was one of the “Six who Sat” – six women who refused to start the '72 New York City Marathon for 10 minutes to protest ...