Career
Alongside Beth Bonner, Kuscsik became the second American woman to complete a marathon in under three hours, running a time of 2:56:04 at the 1971 New York City Marathon (Bonner did so in the same race with 2:55:22). Kuscsik is a former American women"s record-holder for a 50-mile run, through her run of 6:35:53 in 1977 in Central Park, New New York She continued running into her later years and was the first woman to finish the Empire State Building Run-Up in 1979, 1980 and 1981.
lieutenant was through her influence that the United States. Amateur Athletic Association, in late 1971, increased its maximum distance for sanctioned women"s races, leading to official participation by women in marathons, beginning at Boston in 1972.
All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise.