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Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Zoe Koplowitz is a marathon runner who is afflicted with multiple sclerosis and diabetes, an inspirational speaker, and the author of The Winning Spirit—Life Lessons Learned In Last Place. As of and including 2013, Koplowitz has completed a total of 25 New York City Marathons, all of them in last place. Her 33-hour-9-minute run in 2000 set a world record for the longest marathon time in the history of women's running. "The race belongs not only to the swift and strong but to those who keep on running", says Koplowitz.
Either you have dreams or you live your dreams. I'm not all that remarkable. I just keep putting one foot in front of the other until I get to where I have to go.
Either you have your dreams or you live your dreams.
I believe people run marathons every day of their lives in one way or another, and we need to remember to give ourselves the finishers' medals we deserve.
Have a dream, make a plan, go for it. You'll get there, I promise.
The race belongs not only to the swift and strong but to those who keep on running