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At the New York Marathon, Nina Kuscsik was ten minutes late and fifty years early

The thick black filing cabinet is on the kitchen table. It contains, classified by year, the sporting achievements of Nina Kuscsik. The pages scroll before the eyes of this marathon pioneer in her home in South Huntington, Long Island, United States. Memories intertwine and sometimes get lost between the yellowed articles, the faded photos and the laughter of this 82-year-old lady. When his gnarled fingers stopped in 1970, they found no trace of his participation in the first New York marathon which, on November 7, celebrated its 50th edition after a year of absence due to Covid-19.

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