A 50 Year Journey back to the start line. Dr. Leo Murillo tackles the TCS NYC Marathon, 50 years later.

Tune into this special NYRR Member Week episode of Set the Pace as Rob and Becs talk to Dr. Leo Murillo, an NYRR member for 50 years who first conquered the New York City Marathon in 1974 and plans to run the race again after 50 years. His career includes not only marathons, but stellar performances in cross country and track, particularly in the steeplechase, where he holds top rankings both nationally and globally in the Masters division. The 70-year-old emigrated from Colombia with his mother in 1968 and now holds a PhD in psychology and is a professor at Fordham University. He joined track and cross country in high school and continued running while in college at Fordham. After watching American Frank Shorter win an Olympic gold medal in the marathon in 1972, he set his sights on running the New York City Marathon in 1974 in Central Park.

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