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Boston Marathon Pioneer Kathrine Switzer

April 18, 2014

Video Excerpt from Kathrine’s talk at UMass Boston on April 17, 2014.Read More

Strength in numbers prove the Boston Marathon is stronger than ever, The Record by Christine Blanchett

April 17, 2014

The bombings last year killed three people, including Martin Richard from Dorchester, who was eight years old and waiting to hug his father, Bill after finishing. At least 176 were hospitalized, including 17 critically injured. In a gruesome spectacle, several victims lost arms and legs. Last year I emailed Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to…Read More

Panel says Boston Marathon bombings give ‘more determination to run’

May 29, 2013

A really good article by Robert Macleod of the Toronto Globe and Mail about the Ramsey Talks Beyond Boston presentation we all did yesterday in a special luncheon that was attended by the business AND running community. Roger Robinson was also a star at this talk but not in this article. It was 10 minutes…Read More

Restart: The future of the Boston Marathon, by Neil Swidey – Boston Globe

May 10, 2013

Marathon 2014 will be different. But if next year will be a corrective, what will the race look like in five years? And how will we tell the story of what happened? All day long, they file past a formation of reporters and TV cameras camped outside the granite fortress, past the police officers defending…Read More

Kathrine Switzer: The Marathon Woman, by S. Indramalar – The Star Online

April 18, 2013

Kathrine Switzer challenged the men-only rule at the Boston Marathon in 1972, and opened up the path for women to run. ALL around the world, Kathrine Switzer is known as the Marathon Woman for paving the way for women to run alongside men in marathons. Switzer was not only pivotal in opening up the Boston…Read More

Switzer struck by sad irony of bombing, by Ken McMillian – Times Herald Record

April 17, 2013

In the aftermath of every Boston Marathon there are a multitude of tiny celebrations of personal achievement. Long after the media has abandoned its primary coverage and the swarm of fans have thinned out, there remains a bustle of activity in and around Copley Square. Families and friends gather up tired loved ones and some…Read More

Marathon legend Katherine Switzer describes blasts – Sunrise AU

April 16, 2013

Longtime Boston Marathon runner and competitor Katherine Switzer describes the moments twin bombs were detonated at the event. Watch the VideoRead More

Marathon expo draws pre-race crowds to Boston, by Rich Tenorio – ItemLive.com

April 15, 2013

Heightening the excitement for the Boston Marathon, a weekend expo took place a mere sprint away from the finish line. The 36th annual John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo drew crowds of marathoners, volunteers and members of the general public to the Hynes Convention Center from Friday to Sunday. Attendees had a chance to test…Read More

Boston Marathon interview: Kathrine Switzer – Women’s Running UK

April 15, 2013

‘It’s a tragic day – the marathon embodies freedom and fearlessness and empowerment and just to have it savaged like this for no purpose…’Kathrine Switzer Author and TV commentator Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967 when women were deemed incapable of completing the marathon distance.Yesterday, she had just…Read More

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Boston Marathon Pioneer Kathrine Switzer

Strength in numbers prove the Boston Marathon is stronger than ever, The Record by Christine Blanchett

Panel says Boston Marathon bombings give ‘more determination to run’

Restart: The future of the Boston Marathon, by Neil Swidey – Boston Globe

Kathrine Switzer: The Marathon Woman, by S. Indramalar – The Star Online

Switzer struck by sad irony of bombing, by Ken McMillian – Times Herald Record

Marathon legend Katherine Switzer describes blasts – Sunrise AU

Marathon expo draws pre-race crowds to Boston, by Rich Tenorio – ItemLive.com

Boston Marathon interview: Kathrine Switzer – Women’s Running UK

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