New York Road Runners held its Ted Corbitt 15K.
Corbitt was the group's first president. He was also a legendary athlete, completing 223 marathons.
His son, Gary Corbitt was one of the competitors in Saturday's race.
"This is my first time doing that. That's a special honor - it's overwhelming. They had a finish-line tape for me. I mean, I'm speechless," Gary said.
Nearly five thousand people ran in the race.
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