An obituary said Nina Kuscsik died June 8 of respiratory failure after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Overcoming male resistance as a voice for equality, she was the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first ...

A pioneer in women’s running, Kuscsik first ran Boston in 1969, before women could even officially enter the race ...

Kuscsik won the women's division of the Boston Marathon in 1972, the first official year women were allowed to enter the Boston Marathon.