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Ingrid Kristiansen — Therese Johaug vant gateløp med rekordfart, brytende tidligere rekorder #ThereseJohaug #IngridKristiansen #GreteWaitz #News

Johaug bryter legenderekorder i gateløp

Therese Johaug vant gateløp i Hytteplanmila med rekordfart, brytende tidligere rekorder holdt av Ingrid Kristiansen og Grete Waitz. Løperen, 38 år, hadde kvalme og kvalme før start, men klarte å gi fu… · Photo : Tadeusz Mieczyński · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia

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October 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM

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Grete Waitz — Therese Johaug vant maraton i Hytteplanmila og bryter gamle rekorder #IngridKristiansen #GreteWaitz #News

Therese Johaug bryter rekorder fra Waitz og Kristiansen

Therese Johaug vant maratonløpet i Hytteplanmila, Norge, og bryter tidligere rekorder holdt av Ingrid Kristiansen og Grete Waitz. Løperen, 38 år, hadde kvalme og brekninger før start, men klarte å slå… · Photo : Tadeusz Mieczyński · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia

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October 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM

The Grandaha Project

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Grete Waitz had never raced a marathon when she lined up in New York in 1978—she came to run it as a farewell trip before retiring. She finished two minutes under the world record. The real story is stranger than the fairy tale. Listen now. #GreteWaitz #Marathon #RunningHistory #Running #TheLongRun

Grete Waitz — The Long Run

When Grete Waitz lined up in New York on October 22, 1978, she had never run a marathon. She was 25, a Norwegian schoolteacher and a world-class track runner over 1500 and 3000 meters, and she'd come only because her husband pitched 26.2 miles as a nice last trip before retirement. She crossed in Ce

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October 6, 2026 at 8:06 AM

The Grandaha Project

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We spent this whole series on Grete Waitz and barely on Grete Waitz. Her nine New York wins rest on women who fought to run in the 1920s and 70s, and administrators who simply let her start. The champion is the least interesting part.

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Grete Waitz — The Finish Line

This series about Grete Waitz's life is about the people who paved the way for her to become a champion, from the women who broke down barriers in the 1920s and 1970s to the administrators who gave her a chance to shine.

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October 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM

Sports & Leisure

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This Day in Sports History: 8/5/1984. In Los Angeles, #JoanBenoit 🇺🇸 won the 1st #Olympics Women's #Marathon in a time of 2:24:52, defeating a 50-runner field. Defending World Champ #GreteWaitz of Norway🇳🇴 finished 2nd & Rosa Mota of Portugal 🇵🇹 took Bronze. 🏃‍♀️🥇 #TeamUSA