If you haven’t read the story about Kathrine Switzer’s 1967 Boston Marathon, you should. It makes captivating reading
Kathrine Switzer is the American distance runner who changed the face of women’s equality in running when she ran in the 1967 Boston Marathon at a time when it was still considered a men-only race.
The controversy that swirled around this iconic event tends to diminish the athletic achievements of one of the world’s most renowned female runners. Kathrine went on to run Boston eight times, bettering her first time in 1967 of 4 hours 20 minutes down to 2 hours 51 minutes in 1975. At this time, she was the third fastest American woman and sixth fastest in the world. Her 27-minute victory margin in the New York City Marathon in 1974 remains the biggest margin of victory in the history of this race.
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