Desc: Run for Your Life: Directed by Judd Ehrlich. With Fred Lebow, Ed Koch, Nina Kuscsik, Bill Rodgers. Without one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Marathon simply wouldn't exist. Ehrlich's fun, loving, and inspirational tribute to the late Fred Lebow shows how one man's imagination, determination, and love for running created one of the world's most popular sporting events.