![]() This programme was first broadcast on 13th of January 2021. ![]() She went on to campaign for women’s official inclusion in the Boston Marathon in 1972, helped create the first women’s road race, and was instrumental in making the women’s marathon an official Olympic event in 1984. Photos of that moment went across the world, and changed Kathrine’s life and the future of the sport. She protected that bib while an angry race director attacked her. Kathrine was 20 when she signed up for the world famous Boston Marathon using only her initials, but when she was spotted by race official Jock Semple he attacked her, outraged that a woman was running in the men-only event. OUR HISTORY The number 261 is Kathrine Switzers bib number from the 1967 Boston Marathon. It marked the 50-year anniversary of her first, when she blazed a. Back then there was a belief that women were physically incapable of doing such long distances, and it could even be dangerous for their health. Monday's Boston Marathon was 70-year-old Kathrine Switzer's 40th marathon. Kathrine Switzer told her story to producer Caro. KATHRINE SWITZER is best known for pioneering the official entrance of women into the marathon in the late 1960s. Kathrine Switzer is a US runner whose dream - back in 1967 - was to be allowed to run a marathon. Heading out the door Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members Download the app. ![]()
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