No.1 Is No.2 ... And Closing An unhappy childhood had Patti Catalano running from the world. Now she's the best U.S. marathoner and running after Grete Waitz.

The article features American female marathoner Patti Catalano of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, who is trying to beat Norwegian runner Grete Waitz, who is considered as the best female marathoner in the world as of October 1980. Catalano will have her chance to beat Waitz during the New York City Marathon scheduled in late October 1980. The other top female marathoners are also cited including Joan Benoit, Lorraine Moller and Marty Cooksey.