News & Events

Search
Type
Source
Tags

261 Fearless at the NYCM!

November 6, 2023
Congratulations to all the @261Fearless Charity Team runners in the @NYCMarathon! I was cheering for you! I’m so grateful for you and all who support you! KathrineRead More

“She’s Brave” Podcast

October 26, 2023
“Kathrine Switzer, the first official woman to run the Boston Marathon is not only a woman of great courage and resilience but tremendous forgiveness. Her book, Marathon Woman is being made into…Read More

Globe Rhode Island Podcast

October 25, 2023
“If you want to lift a woman up, show her how to run.” I love the Globe Rhode Island Report podcast when RMH Providence Running Club Coach Bob Rothenberg sat…Read More

Give to Women and Girls Day

October 11, 2023
TODAY is #GiveToWomenAndGirls Day! Together, we can grow giving to women and girls.  Join us: https://give2womenandgirlsday.org/  I’m so thrilled that the National Women’s Hall of Fame (@womenofthehall) has selected @261fearless as…Read More

10K Personal Record!

October 9, 2023
Yippee! I finally did it. I finally broke 60 minutes in 10K for the first time in 6 years! 58:34 in the Boston 10K for Women!! What a wonderful event…Read More

Boston Globe Podcast

October 4, 2023
Thank you so much to the Boston Globe team for this great interview in anticipation of the Boston 10K for Women hosted by REI this upcoming weekend! Check out this…Read More

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

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

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

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.

Quick Links

Get In Touch!

Send Kathrine a Message

Stay In Touch

Email Signup

© 2017–2023 Kathrine Switzer – Marathon Woman. All Rights Reserved.

Kathrine Switzer