He Ran the First N.Y.C. Marathon. Next Week, He’ll Run the 50th.

Larry Trachtenberg is the only runner who ran the first New York City Marathon who is also racing this year’s event, the marathon’s 50th running.

On Sunday, Sept. 13, 1970, the day before his senior year began at Long Island City High School, Larry Trachtenberg was one of 127 athletes who lined up in Central Park to run the first New York City Marathon. He was one of 55 finishers.

On Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, Trachtenberg, now 67, will run the marathon again, as one of 33,000 athletes lining up at the base of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island.

He will be the lone runner who ran the inaugural New York City Marathon who is also racing this year’s event, the marathon’s 50th running.