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Un Miglio Al Giorno

September 23, 2023

Un Miglio Al Giorno “A Mile A Day” is the title of the Italian children’s book authored by Silvia Pillin. In my own book Marathon Woman, I tell the story of…Read More

The BBC!

September 19, 2023

I LOVE the BBC!!– My news lifeline! Super thrilled to be interviewed by the ebullient, Johnny Toal, of BBC Radio Ulster. Show was on today live, but here is a…Read More

Meet and Greet with Kathrine Switzer!

September 6, 2023

Kathrine Switzer Syracuse Alert! NOON, Sept 10, 2023–I’ll be there! So excited to be meeting and greeting old friends and new on Sunday, 8/10 at the Gazebo in Johnson Park,…Read More

The Daily Rally

April 18, 2023

More than 50 years ago, this 20-year-old became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, even while organizers tried to pull her off the course. She finished—and started…Read More

A Marathon in Space!

April 15, 2023

How exciting to recall and discuss the story of Sunny Williams, the first PERSON to run a marathon in Space! She ran the 2007 Boston Marathon–virtually– and I remember how excited…Read More

Thank you Tuscon!

April 7, 2023

Wow! We’re in lights at the Fox Theater in Tucson, AZ for the Women’s Sports Equity Panel, presented by the Center for Freedom at the University of Arizona! So honored to…Read More

Run with 261 Fearless and Outside Magazine this Women’s History Month!

March 15, 2023

Run for a Cause with Us To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re going the extra mile with 261 Fearless, our nonprofit partner that empowers women through running – creating safe…Read More

Stories that Wow

January 2, 2023

Happy New Year! Be inspired by listening to this podcast with Sarah Cross and I, Stories that Wow. Through inspiring stories, Sarah reminds people of the awe and wonder in…Read More

Life Excellence Podcast

December 20, 2022

// KATHRINE SWITZER // EPISODE 037 IS NOW LIVE! // On this episode of LifeExcellence, Kathrine discusses how that snowy day in 1967 both radicalized and inspired her to create…Read More

Michelob Ultra Revisits Kathrine Switzer’s Groundbreaking 1967 Boston Marathon Run

November 16, 2022

The Michelob ULTRA video released for to the TCS New York City Marathon is being shared among the creative community! Cheers to 50 years of women running the TCS New…Read More

Kathrine at the Cooper Institute

November 10, 2022

I had the great pleasure of speaking with Sonia Azad from Sonia’s Inner Circle last week before my speech at the Cooper Center in Dallas. I got to talk about…Read More

261 Fearless at the NYC Marathon

November 9, 2022

What an incredible showing from our @261fearless Team NYC 2022!!! Run Fearless! And thanks to @MichelobULTRA for supporting #261Fearless and gender equality in sport! #ULTRARunFund #NYCMarathonRead More

NYCM Celebration!

November 8, 2022

We had so much fun this weekend celebrating running, and the continuing equal representation in running thanks to the support of companies like Michelob ULTRA! #ULTRARunFund #NYCMarathonRead More

50 Years!

November 7, 2022

I’m very excited to have celebrated 50 years of the women’s division in the TCS New York City Marathon with Michelob ULTRA! We have made huge strides in gender equality…Read More

Join us Thursday for a sunset jog!

August 2, 2022

Happy Fourth of July!

July 5, 2022

What a great Fourth of July as I ran the fiftieth edition of the 2.3 mile race in Marbletown in the Hudson Valley and madly recruited new Friends for 261…Read More

50 Years of the Mini 10K and Title IX

June 19, 2022

Wow! The BBC World Service Sports has 65 MILLION listeners, now THAT is a lot of followers! How honored I am to be interviewed celebrating 50 years of Title IX…Read More

Meet me in New York June 11th!!

June 2, 2022

Meet me in New York New York, the city that never sleeps but sure does run! And celebrate–it’s the 50th anniversary of the famous ‘Mini 10k’, now the Mastercard Mini…Read More

NYRR’s History of Women in Leadership

May 31, 2022

NYRR has a history of women in leadership roles stretching back to our early days. Throughout our history, all of our leaders have worked and advocated for equal opportunities and…Read More

About Kathrine

Kathrine Switzer has long been one of running’s most iconic figures. Not just for breaking barriers as the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967, but also for creating positive global social change. Because of her millions of women are now empowered by the simple act of running.