One of the most well-known women in running is visiting Atlanta this weekend for a race. The moment that the race director of the Boston Marathon attacked runner Katherine Switzer in 1967 has become ...
Kathrine Switzer knows history. Or so she thought. Opting to extend an annual stay in New Zealand — her husband’s homeland — to more than two years due to COVID-19 restrictions, Switzer tore into a ...
Kathrine Switzer was a 20-year-old college student when she registered to run the 1967 Boston Marathon, her first marathon. Early in the race, race director Jock Semple charged onto the course and ...
Switzer co-founded 261 Fearless, named after her famous Boston Marathon bib. This Mother's Day, instead of flowers, breakfast in bed or a day at the spa, what if it were possible to give your mom the ...
Runners will be hitting the streets of all five boroughs on Sunday for the 2024 New York City Marathon. The 53rd annual race will feature a remarkable milestone: the 50th anniversary of Kathrine ...
It’s funny how God works, you know? April 29, 2019 was the best and worst day of my life. That morning, my friend Emily texted me at 9:20 a.m. saying “50 mile Nike challenge in May, you down?” I ...
A viral photograph that has circulated for years on Reddit and other social media platforms purports to show the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer, being accosted by ...
No matter how fast she's going, Kathrine Switzer always gets the job done. As the first American woman to officially finish the Boston Marathon in 1967, Switzer has dedicated her life to carving out ...
TROVE OF RUNNING HISTORY. THIS WOULD BE A HIGH TECH RUNNING SHOE OF ITS TIME. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A SUPER SHOE, UH, OF THE 1930S AND 1940S INSIDE THE BOSTON AND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION’S OFFICE IN ...