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74-year-old marathoner Kathrine Switzer shares top fitness tips for seniors
Fifty-four years ago, Kathrine Switzer signed up for the Boston Marathon using only her initials — K.V. Switzer. When the race manager realized that Switzer was a woman, he was furious, physically grabbed her and tried to throw her out of the event. But Switzer wouldn’t let anyone stop her, and soon became the first…Read More
How the worst moment of her life revolutionized women’s running
A mile and a half into Kathrine Switzer’s first Boston Marathon, she was attacked by a race official. It was 1967 and women didn’t run marathons. Not officially, at least. The race official ran up behind Switzer, shouting and clawing at her sweatshirt. He was trying to pull off her bib with her race number…Read More