A tradition unlike any other: a Madison family’s ties to the origins of the Crazylegs Classic

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His wife, Ruthann, helped in the early day, organizing shirts for 1,500 runners in their basement. UW Athletics expects around 9,000 runners at the 42nd race.

“It was like the blind leading the blind initially,” Ruthann said. “No one really knew what was going to happen or how many were going to show up that first year.”