Run for Your Life!

Lebow's physical endurance as a runner wasn't as intriguing as his sheer determination to succeed as a promoter of the sport.

Made primarily for those who already know why Fred Lebow deserves his own documentary, this biography of the New York City Marathon founder isn't quite compelling enough to draw couch potatoes from their living rooms.

A new documentary offers a salutary and touching reminder that the race, like nearly everything else great about New York City, was the creation of a stubborn visionary.

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