Nightly News   |  April 19, 2011

Marathon legend Grete Waitz dies

Trailblazing marathoner Grete Waitz, who won the New York City marathon nine times, has died. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> greta wights has died. she was the runner from norway who won the new york city marathon nine times. she was also a silver medalist at the '84 olympics in l.a. she was a former schoolteacher in oslo. she died after a six-year battle with cancer. greta weitz was just 57 years old.