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Rosie Ruiz, Boston Marathon Course-Cutter, Dies at 66

Associated Press

   BOSTON - Rosie Ruiz, the Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped
   of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring
   symbol of cheating in sports, has died. She was 66.

   Ruiz, who was also known as Rosie Vivas, died in Florida of cancer on
   July 8, according to an obituary that made no mention of her Boston
   Marathon infamy. Running magazine first made the connection this week,
   a fitting end to one of the oddest chapters in the history of the race.

   "It's a colorful part of the Boston Marathon history, that's for sure,"
   said Bill Rodgers, who won the men's race that year and was immediately
   suspicious of the woman sitting next to him on the awards podium. "Poor
   Rosie, she took all the brunt of it."

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