On Her Birthday, Running Pioneer Explains How She’s Mastering Marathons Into Her 70s Kathrine Switzer celebrates her 71st birthday today in Wellington, New Zealand, where she winters with her husband, runner…Read More
October 20, 2017 | WXXI | Connections | Evan Dawson and Megan Mack
Switzer has been an advocate for female athletes for decades, and she is also outspoken about dispelling the myths about aging. She’s in Rochester as the keynote speaker of Baden Street…Read More
Rochester Business Journal’s OnSports column focuses on the 50th anniversary of the historic Boston Marathon event. Switzer’s Marathon Jaunt Broke Barriers, Changed the World by Scott Pitoniak The history-jarring moment…Read More
WXXI News Radio Interview with Kathrine. Click on the LISTEN link to hear Switzer talk about her groundbreaking run and how she continues to empower women and girls. Listen HereRead More
Kathrine Switzer is less than a month away from running her first New York City Marathon in 42 years. She decided to enter the Nov. 5 event during the post-race…Read More
A legendary runner who made a name for herself as the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon was in New York Monday. The great Kathrine Switzer led a…Read More
There’s still three months left of 2017 and Kathrine Switzer is making it count. It has been a crazy year for the pioneer of women’s running and the excitement isn’t…Read More
Kathrine Switzer is nominated for the Laureus Award for Best Sporting Moment of the Year, Vote Today! Voted for by fans around the world in a global online poll,…Read More
YANKEES MAGAZINE: What did you enjoy about running when you were a teenager? KATHRINE SWITZER: My dad encouraged me to run a mile a day because he felt it would…Read More
July 3, 2017 | Parade | Living to 100 | Christine Copelan
“Kathrine Switzer made waves in 1967 when, at age 20, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entrant, facing doubts and prejudice head-on as…Read More
Ana Dutra could barely swim across a pool when a friend suggested they sign up for a triathlon. “I had not swam since I was a child,” she says, “but…Read More
At 70 years old, Kathrine Switzer has run 40 marathons in her life—and she has no intention of stopping anytime soon. Switzer first came to the public eye in 1967,…Read More
Prevention: What was it like to run Boston again, 50 years after your historic first race? Kathrine Switzer: It was sensational. It was very gratifying. There were so many people…Read More
When Kathrine Switzer crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 1967, it was remarkable because she was a woman — the first to run the race as an…Read More
When did you start running? I started running at age 12 when my father encouraged me to run a mile a day so I could make the field hockey team…Read More
On April 19, 1967, 20 year old Kathrine Switzer started the Boston Marathon, then closed to women, after registering as K.V. Switzer. After 2 miles, the irate race director, Jock…Read More
Kathrine Switzer, 70, who 50 years ago was the first woman to officially run in the Boston Marathon, wore the same bib number and ran in the event on Monday…Read More
Fifty years from sneaking into the Boston Marathon, Wellington runner Kathrine Switzer has completed the race as a celebrated guest. the 70-year-old lined up wearing the same bib number –…Read More
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