50th Anniversary of Boston Marathon Archives - Kathrine Switzer

Happy Birthday Kathrine

January 5, 2018

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

LISTEN Connections: Dispelling myths about aging, WXXI News, by Evan Dawson and Megan Mack

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

’67 Marathon Half Century

October 18, 2017 | Rochester Business Journal | Scott Pitoniak

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

LISTEN: Marathon pioneer Kathrine Switzer speaking in Rochester Friday, WXXI Radio, by Beth Adams

October 17, 2017

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

First woman to complete the Boston Marathon appears in Reading (VIDEO), Reading Eagle, By Beth Hudson

October 10, 2017

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

Pioneer Kathrine Switzer ready to run New York City Marathon

October 9, 2017 | FOX5 News | Alison Mores

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

Women’s running hero Kathrine Switzer heading to NYC Marathon four decades after win, Canadian Running, by Sinead Mulhern

September 28, 2017 | Running | Sinead Mulhern

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

VOTE FOR KATHRINE! Laureus Award for Best Sporting Moment of the Year

August 25, 2017

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

VIDEO Kathrine Switzer Reflects After Finishing 2017 Boston Marathon, WBZ News Interview

August 23, 2017

The Art of Sport with Kathrine Switzer, Yankees Magazine by editor-in-chief Alfred Santasiere III

August 21, 2017 | Yankees Magazine | Alfred Santasiere III

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

VIDEO Kathrine Switzer Finishes Boston Marathon 50 Years After Being First Woman To Run

July 29, 2017

Catching Up With the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon

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

5 Essential Steps for Women Starting Endurance Racing

July 1, 2017 | Spartan Life | Siobhan Colgan

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

How This 70-Year-Old Marathon Runner Stays Just as Fit as She Was at 20, Reader’s Digest, by Marissa Laliberte

June 16, 2017 | Reader's Digest | Marissa Laliberte

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

How To Stay Fit At 70 (And Beyond)—From Kathrine Switzer, The First Woman Ever To Officially Run The Boston Marathon, Prevention, by Sarah Klein

June 13, 2017 | Prevention | Sarah Klein

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

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Happy Birthday Kathrine

LISTEN Connections: Dispelling myths about aging, WXXI News, by Evan Dawson and Megan Mack

’67 Marathon Half Century

LISTEN: Marathon pioneer Kathrine Switzer speaking in Rochester Friday, WXXI Radio, by Beth Adams

First woman to complete the Boston Marathon appears in Reading (VIDEO), Reading Eagle, By Beth Hudson

Pioneer Kathrine Switzer ready to run New York City Marathon

Women’s running hero Kathrine Switzer heading to NYC Marathon four decades after win, Canadian Running, by Sinead Mulhern

VOTE FOR KATHRINE! Laureus Award for Best Sporting Moment of the Year

VIDEO Kathrine Switzer Reflects After Finishing 2017 Boston Marathon, WBZ News Interview

The Art of Sport with Kathrine Switzer, Yankees Magazine by editor-in-chief Alfred Santasiere III

VIDEO Kathrine Switzer Finishes Boston Marathon 50 Years After Being First Woman To Run

Catching Up With the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon

5 Essential Steps for Women Starting Endurance Racing

How This 70-Year-Old Marathon Runner Stays Just as Fit as She Was at 20, Reader’s Digest, by Marissa Laliberte

How To Stay Fit At 70 (And Beyond)—From Kathrine Switzer, The First Woman Ever To Officially Run The Boston Marathon, Prevention, by Sarah Klein

How the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon Is Still Running Marathons at 70, TIME, by Katie Reilly

Bringing Her Fearless Approach to Life to Niagara

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Runner Marks Historical Marathon

Boston Welcomes Kiwi Runner Switzer

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