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Who Am I Thankful For? Kathrine Switzer, by Eric Gminiski, Run Haven

December 26, 2014

Who am I thankful for? Kathrine Switzer. The mile. It was the final element of the President’s Challenge Physical Fitness Test administered from elementary through high school, and it was the bane of my existence while growing up. Punctuated by heavy breathing, shin splints, and multiple walk breaks, those 10-plus minutes on the track twice…Read More

Fearless Women, by Jill Teitjen, Huffington Post

December 23, 2014

Janelle Moore is fearlessly pursuing her dream to be the first African-American woman to snowboard in the Winter X Games. She follows in the footsteps of other fearless women in every field of endeavor who paved the way and broke down barriers of all kinds. Each of the following fearless women has been inducted into…Read More

Hectic prerace week doesn’t slow Samson Kipchurcher, by Charles Salzer, New Orleans Advocate

December 13, 2014

…Stone, a former athlete at St. Michael the Archangel High School, said she was more pleased with the time she ran than placing first. Like all race finishers of both genders, she was greeted by women’s marathon advocate Kathrine Switzer. Switzer made an impression on many runners including Stone and Nicole Decker, a member of…Read More

Switzer puts a face on women’s athletes, by Charles Salzer, New Orleans Advocate

December 4, 2014

It was a moment that is credited with breaking the gender barrier for women in distance running. It was also a moment that changed Kathrine Switzer’s life. At the 1967 Boston Marathon, the only thing a 20-year-old Switzer wanted was to prove to her coach she could finish the race. But, four miles in, race…Read More

1st 261er Kathrine Switzer, YouTube

December 3, 2014

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261 Women’s Marathon and 10K to take place on 8 March 2015 in Palma de Mallorca

November 18, 2014

2nd Edition of event inspired and backed by Kathrine Switzer calls women globally to challenge themselves on International Women’s Day The Palma de Mallorca tourist board has announced the second annual 261 Women’s Marathon and 10K, the only women’s marathon in Europe, will take place in the city on 8 March 2015, International Women’s Day. Registration…Read More

Extra incentive to finish the New York City Marathon, by Jen Miller, The Inquirer

November 8, 2014

After I dressed for Sunday’s New York City Marathon, made sure I’d pinned my bib on straight, and put Clif Shot Bloks, ChapStick, and a $20 bill in my pocket, I took a Sharpie out of my backpack and wrote the number 261 on my right wrist. “What’s that?” my mother asked. “I’ll tell you…Read More

Kathrine listed in The 35 Greatest American Female Marathoners of All Time, Competitor.com

November 4, 2014

The U.S. has produced numerous top women’s marathoners during the past five decades. Our list reflects the fastest runners, top performers at national and international events, and pioneers who made an impact on the sport. Some have made great social strides in breaking barriers that halted women from participating in any running event; others have…Read More

Kathrine at NYC Marathon Expo

October 30, 2014

Come see me and some 261 Fearless women at my table at the TCS NYC Marathon Expo, 2nd floor (one floor above main expo area) at the River Pavilion’s, just outside the media centre… My hours at the NYC Marathon expo are as follows: Thursday, Oct. 30: 10-4 Friday, Oct.31: 10-4:30 Saturday, Nov.1: 9-3Read More

Kathrine inducted NYRR Hall of Fame

October 26, 2014

Hi Friends! Amazing–it’s the 40th anniversary of my winning the New York City Marathon and wow, I’m being inducted into the NY Road Runners Hall of Fame. This is an invitation for you all to attend–it’s at 3 PM on Thursday, Oct. 30, in New York City: 2nd floor of the Jacob Javits Convention Center…Read More

Kathrine Switzer shares inspirational story of running Boston Marathon, by Alex Resila, CNY Central

October 19, 2014

Men and women running in the Boston Marathon is a very common sight. Up until Syracuse University student Katherine Switzer ran the entire 26.2 mile race back in 1967, no woman had officially entered and run the marathon. Switzer says in 1966 a woman unofficially ran the race after jumping out of the bushes to…Read More

SU grad who broke gender barriers for female runners returns to CNY, by Antoinette Siu, Syracuse Post-Standard

October 18, 2014

Forty-three years ago, the U.S. amateur sports organization barred women from long-distance running. Then a Syracuse University student who trained with the men’s cross country team, Kathrine Switzer entered the race anyway in 1967 — as K. V. Switzer, as she always signs her name. About four miles in, race official Jock Semple charged after…Read More

Kathrine receives Brand Laureate Legendary Award

October 16, 2014

Hi Friends! I’d like to share some wonderful news with you! Just recently I was awarded the Brand Laureate Legendary Award from the Asia Pacific Branding Foundation for the work I have done in advancing women’s running globally. I am so honoured by this award! Thank you APBF and President K.K. Johan. Here is a…Read More

GOING THE DISTANCE: Switzer’s story is a compelling one, by Scott Porter, Finger Lakes Times

October 13, 2014

I have met just a handful of famous athletes. At Henninger High School in Syracuse of all places, I met the great skier Jean-Claude Killy. At the now-extinct Memorial Stadium in Cleveland, Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski signed my baseball glove. At O’Hare Airport in Chicago, I noticed this woman’s crazy fingernails and knew right away those…Read More

Famed runners Kathrine Switzer, Roger Robinson to speak at AHS, Auburn Citizen

October 12, 2014

Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially enter and run the Boston Marathon, will be speaking at Auburn High School on Oct. 19. Joining Switzer is Roger Robinson, who ran for New Zealand in world championships, set age group records and the Boston and New York City Marathons and is a senior writer for Running…Read More

Switzer, Barker Discuss Their Roles As Running Pioneers, by Lori Riley, Hartford Courant

October 9, 2014

Kathrine Switzer and Molly Barker sat at the same table Thursday night in the corner of the room at the Hartford Hilton, feeding off each other’s energy. The two women have a lot of it. Switzer, who ran the Boston Marathon in 1967 despite a ban on female runners, talked about how women around the…Read More

Kathrine featured in Runner’s World article: “Do Women-Only Races Still Have a Purpose?”

October 7, 2014

…”Many of these women experience a sense of empowerment that they never had before,” said Switzer of women running women-only races today. Switzer continues to spread that message internationally, including as part of the 261 Women’s Marathon and 10K, which is run in Spain. (261 was her Boston Marathon bib number in 1967.) “They’re in…Read More

Legendary Runners Slow Down Long Enough To Marry, by M.A.C. Lynch, CT Now

September 30, 2014

They lived 8,000 miles apart, a 36-hour trip door to door. Literally the other side of the Earth is how Kathrine Switzer describes the distance between her and Roger Robinson. They knew each other as statistics. Kathrine was the runner whom Boston Marathon officials tried to wrestle off the course in 1967 because she was…Read More

Famous Firsts for Women, Ian de Jager, News24

August 21, 2014

…Kathrine Switzer, marathon woman Kathrine Switzer is best known as the woman who challenged the all-male tradition of the 1967 Boston Marathon and became the first woman to officially enter and run the event despite being physically attacked by a race official. Irate race official Jock Semple tried forcibly to remove Kathrine Switzer from the…Read More

Camp Olympic hosts Katherine Switzer and Roger Robinson for Jack Pressmann cross country race

July 16, 2014

Roger Robinson raced cross country for 30 years at the elite masters levels as few others have, garnering masters world championships in both cross country and road races, as well as setting masters records in marathon races in Boston, New York and other places. Katherine Switzer made history as the first woman to legally run…Read More

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