# @nycmarathon on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cylv2TDuFFk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9399711-nycmarathon-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-19T18:05:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TCS New York City Marathon (@nycmarathon) — https://gondola.cc/nycmarathon

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Welcome to the 2023 #TCSNYCMarathon, Margot. 🤗🧡

On September 30 in 1973, Margot’s dad, Tom Fleming of Bloomfield, NJ won the New York City Marathon with an event record of 2:21:54. In 2023, Margot Fleming will run the #TCSNYCMarathon to mark the 50th anniversary of her father’s victory.

In 2017, Tom Fleming passed away from a heart attack at age 65. In the same year he was inducted into the NYRR Hall of Fame, and Margot accepted the award on his behalf.

Margot, who lives in Los Angeles, keeps in touch with her father’s former competitors who remember him as “always competitive, but in a friendly way.” After a successful career of competitive running, Tom coached elite distance runners and later became the varsity cross country and track coach at Montclair Kimberley Academy in New Jersey.

She and her dad also watched many New York City Marathons together. “NYC is a pretty special memory for me,” she said.

Margot started running in college and has completed marathons and ultramarathons around the 🌎, but this will be her first #TCSNYCMarathon.🥳

Her dad, she said, “would be proud of me for running the New York City Marathon, but we would surely have a debate about whether running four laps of Central Park is harder than running the five boroughs!”

Margot is a part of #TeamInspire at the 2023 #TCSNYCMarathon, a diverse group of runners whose stories capture the power of running to change lives. Stay tuned on our social channels for more #TeamInspire stories as November 5 approaches and learn more about Margot and her dad at the link in bio.

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