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New York City Marathon



People-watching at the 1995 New York City Marathon
DENNIS MARSELLA--A stunt marathoner from Ft. Lauderdale, also known as "Coat Man," he has run in 56 consecutive marathons wearing a heavy winter coat, dress shoes, gloves, and a large bow tie. He finished the San Fransisco Marathon in 4:40 carrying a pizza pie and will do the same in New York. "I held it like a waiter rushing through a restaurant."

STEVE DOEHRMAN--President of Doehrman Computing Inc., he will be juggling bean bags in this year's NYC Marathon. He has been running in road races for 16 years, juggling for 10, and this will be his first marathon. Juggling while running has "allowed me to relax the rest of my body as I concentrate on my juggling."

ED KOREN--A cartoonist for The New Yorker magazine, he will run his fourth NYC Marathon, in anticipation of his 60th birthday. "The marathon is a day of redemption for New York," he says. "And for me, too."

MORT KAIL--The 72-year-old columnist for the Westchester Gannett newspaper chain and former combat aircrewman in Navy Patrol Bomber Squadron 208 will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII and his return from the Pacific by running in his 17th consecutive marathon.

CHARLES FELDMAN--The 79-year-old winner of the NYRRC age-group runner of the year award started running at age 62, and has gone on to run more than 22 marathons. He was a major in the 35th infantry division stationed in Europe during WWII.

JOHN J. SWEENEY--The 70-year-old lawyer from Scarsdale, New York, will be running in his 10th NYC Marathon. He was a combat infantry sergeant and platoon leader with the 10th Armored Division in Europe during WWII. This past May, he competed in the 800-meter event in the Senior Olympics in San Antonio.

DOMINICK MOREA--The 73-year-old WWII veteran was stationed in the Pacific, where he was a third-class radio man during the war. From his G.I. Bill, he got a job in television and then went on to teach electronics. This will be his 11th NYC Marathon, and he proves his love for running by having "MRJOGGER" on his license plate.

WILLIE RIOS--A 79-year-old former special agent in Puerto Rico, and platoon sergeant in WWII, he started running at the age of 58 and has since run more than 40 marathons, 20 of them in New York. At age 66, he ran 450 miles from Quebec to New York to raise money for children.

SAM GADLESS--A three-time Abel Kiviat award winner, this 88-year-old ran his first NYC Marathon in 1992 when he was 85. He's a retired tailor born in Poland, who has lived in New York and Cuba and now lives in Boca Raton, Florida. The pony-tailed Albert Einstein look-alike says that for the NYC Marathon, "I'd race in the snow!"

MAVIS LINDGREN--An 88-year-old from Riverside, Calif., she is again the oldest female entrant in the NYC Marathon. At 70, she took up running, and has run more than 65 marathons since. She is known to relax before a race by working out on a trampoline.

MIKE CAVARETTA, VINCE CUTICELLO, REBECCA GOLDBERG, DENNIS HANNA, and MAIA SPILMAN--These third-year law students from Northeastern University will be running "with their books" to make it back to Boston in time for exams, the day after the marathon. They make up 2.5 percent of the class of 200 students.

PAT TUZ & JON WEILBAKER--The lovebirds who got married in the 1994 NYC Marathon will be celebrating their one-year anniversary as they run again this year. They have learned that "a marriage is truly like a marathon--26.2 miles is just the beginning!!"

TONY & JOE MALARA--These identical twins--both professional baseball scouts for the Chicago Cubs and schoolteachers in the same department in the same school--will be running in their 13th consecutive NYC Marathon.

The race will also be run by a CHURCHILL (Alison & Christopher) , TRUMAN (Catherine), KENNEDY (Patrick), CLINTON (Bob) and even a NANCY REAGAN. Of course, they are not the actual historical/political figures but will provide some partisan interest.

DANIEL DASTA--The 1992 Israeli Champion in cross country and 25K champion on the roads, was born in Ethiopia in 1969 and emigrated to Israel in 1983. Dasta started running only seven years ago when he competed in the Israeli Army 10K and won! He hopes to run a 2:15 in New York in order to qualify for the 1996 Olympic Games.

VERONICA WEBB--This will be the first marathon for this Revlon supermodel, actress who starred in Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever" and "Malcolm X," and New York correspondent for a BBC-TV youth program, The Sunday Show. "Running is great because I can finally eat what I like."

SANDY DUNCAN--Three-time Tony Award nominee, and two-time Emmy Award nominated actress. She appeared on Broadway in 1980 as the title role in "Peter Pan," and then went on to star in Tommy Tune's Tony Award winning "My One and Only." More recently known for her role in CBS's "The Hogan Family," Sandy is also the national spokesperson for Wheat Thins.

MATT GALLANT--Host of FOX Television's Not Just News, a nationally syndicated children's program, and correspondent for daytime's Mike & Maty Show. He has also worked for NBC, MTV, TBS, USA, ESPN and provides the voice for the WB network. He will be running in his first NYC Marathon.

GISELLE FERNANDEZ--TV Anchor for NBC's Nightly News Sunday edition will be running her first marathon. Inspired by Oprah Winfrey's marathon running, Giselle thought, "If she can do it, so can I."

SABRINA LAMB--Comedian, actress who has appeared on "Saturday Night Live," The Original Improv, Caroline's Comedy Club, Girl's Night Out for Lifetime TV and Black Entertainment Television's Comicview, which nominated her best female comic and best impersonator. The '95 NYC Marathon will be her first marathon ever, "running as no comedian has run before."

WILLIAM CHRISTIAN--Actor who plays Detective Derek Frye on ABC's "All My Children." In May 1991, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding actor in a drama series. He has also appeared on "The Cosby Show" and "Matlock." In 1993 and 1994, he received NAACP Image Award nominations, in the category of featured male in daytime.

WENDEE PRATT--Actress who plays "Andy Harrison" on ABC's "One Life To Live." She has also appeared on "Guiding Light," and holds numerous theater credits, including "Jake's Women" on Broadway.

JAMES FLAHERTY--Stand-up comedian who appears at Caroline's Comedy Club, will be running in his second NYC Marathon. "My best time was 4:18 in 1993, but I like to call it 3 hours and 78 minutes." His specialty is political impersonations, so look out for "President Clinton" running among the crowd.

RANDY STONE--This 1995 Academy Award winning executive producer of "Trevor," 1995 best live action short film, and 1990 Emmy Award winning casting director will be running in his first marathon. Responsible for casting "Say Anything," "The X- Files," and "Cheers," he now serves as senior vice president for talent and casting at Twentieth Century Fox Television. "1995 has been a dream come true. First winning the Academy Award, then running in the NYC Marathon!"

WAYNE CHESLER--The writer, director will be running in his first marathon. His first feature film, "The Hotel Manor Inn," starring John Randolph and Burke Moses, will be released this fall. "Making a film is great mental preparation for running a marathon. No part of the process takes a short time!"


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