“Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!” the man had yelled at her, she wrote in her memoir, “Marathon Woman.” Take Action: Help Women Around the World Through the Products You Buy The man, a race official, attempted to pull off her identification bib because he, among many men at the time, believed women were “ too fragile” to run the 26-mile race.ĥ0 years after pushing away a Boston Marathon official to become 1st woman to cross finish line, Kathrine Switzer, in same #, does it today /rkhcjD0adl
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon, despite being assaulted by a man only a mile into the race. In an era where a woman ran for president, garnering more than half of the nation’s votes, it’s hard to imagine that just 50 years ago, women weren’t allowed to run in marathons. Hi Friends! I'm on the starting line - ready to go! #261Fearless /0MS3VyyZuq
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