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Anything to Win Episode 1: Rosie Ruiz
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A woman running in her second marathon wins the 1980 Boston Marathon – or did she? How did a novice runner win the marathon when no one considered her to be a contender? Rosie Ruiz was the 11th women to cross the finish line in the 1979 New York Marathon and then first woman to cross the finish line in the 1980 Boston Marathon – without running 26 miles in either race.
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