Bob Corridor handed away on April 12 at age 74. A famend marathon champion, Corridor received each the Boston Marathon and the New York Metropolis Marathon. However he didn’t win utilizing his toes; he received utilizing a wheelchair. After successful the Boston Marathon, Corridor sought to compete within the New York Metropolis Marathon in 1977, however his utility was rejected. The New York Street Runners Membership, which sponsors the marathon, claimed that with so many bridges and highway crossings, rivals in wheelchairs posed a security hazard. The NYRRC argued as properly {that a} marathon is a traditional footrace and that…
