In late February 1990, Fred Lebow, president of the New York Road Runners Club, was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer. The doctor told him he might live another three months, maybe six.The Romanian immigrant who had founded the New York City Marathon wound up lasting 4.5 years. He finished strong, concluding his 62 years with what runners call a kick, also known as getting a second wind.Luckily enough, I came to know Lebow a little. I interviewed him for a book for hours, several times in 1992.