Grete Waitz died of cancer Tuesday, the day after the Boston Marathon, at age 57. She was a pioneer in women’s running, winning the New York City Marathon nine times, despite declaring after … ...

Grete Waitz, whose nine New York City Marathon victories made her one of the dominant runners of the 1980s and helped destroy the notion that women were too delicate to race such long distances ...

MAGIC MOMENT: Grete Waitz, who died yesterday at 57, ran the 1992 New York Marathon with the late Fred Lebow, who was battling cancer. APGrete Waitz, the legendary Norwegian runner who won nine New… ...

When a running-enthusiast friend gifted me an autographed poster of Grete Waitz in the early 1980s, I couldn’t wait to display this early bit of running memorabilia. Though the sport was still ...

OSLO, Norway — Grete Waitz had never run a marathon before the New York City race in October 1978. After it, her name and New York would be forever linked. The lean Norwegian middle-distance ...

One of the greatest marathoners of all-time, Grete Waitz, passed away last Tuesday, after a long battle with cancer. Waitz's cancer was first reported in 2005, as the legendary distance runner ...

Grete Waitz, the Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons and the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with cancer.

Grete Waitz, the former Norwegian schoolteacher who became a world-class runner and won nine New York City Marathons, died Tuesday in Oslo after a long battle with cancer. She was 57. Waitz capture… ...

The two figures most associated with the New York City Marathon are the great Grete Waitz and the late Fred Lebow. They’re linked by what they’ve done for the race, and for the sport. N… ...

Grete Waitz, the Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons, died Tuesday at an Oslo hospital after a six-year battle with cancer. She was 57.