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Frank Shorter-Grete Weitz Were Key to Marathoning in U.S. by dillon77
When Shorter won in the Olympics, many young, long distance runners like myself upped their training to LSD (long slow distance, as coined by Arthur Lydiard, the New Zealand coach) and started half- and full marathons.
The late, great Fred Lebow used Grete Weitz and the NYC Marathon to push long-distance road races in the U.S.
For my colleagues in New England, I'll add Shorter's buddy, Bill Rodgers and in the Mid-Atlantic, the late, great Tom Fleming, who won two NY marathons and was a hugely influential guy with local running clubs, which helped galvinize the area.