Apr 11, 2020
Vincent Chiappetta is the co-founder and the fourth president of New York Road Runners, and has been running for over 71 years.
He was the Yin to Fred Lebow’s Yang when they co-founded New York Road Runners and the New York City Marathon.
During his heyday, he ran a total of 114 marathons, 50 of them under 2:40. Flirting with his 90s, he still teaches at Yeshiva University.
He is the author of New York
As We Know It...
Very few people have been around the New York City running scene longer than this man. Hear his story and more about his book on this engaging episode with a true New York Legend on Bedside Reading's Authors That Thrive.