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Video clip of CMHR exhibition from CBC
Hi Friends! My historic running tutu has made big news–take a look at this very fine clip from the CBC national tv news about the exhibition in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Keep pushing for positive change, friends! Cheers, Kathrine Watch Video HereRead More
Trailblazers top guest list at annual foot race, Cornwall Standard Freeholder by Cheryl Brink
A milestone for the Raisin River Foot Race attracted a couple of big names in the running world back to Williamstown this weekend. As the event — a staple of the town’s annual fair — marked 35 years on Saturday, world-renowned marathoners Kathrine Switzer and Ed Whitlock shared their experiences of the sport. Swizter broke…Read More
Unexpected funding for AEDs, by Adam Jackson – Grande Praire Daily Herald Tribune
A bit of extra money brought in from a motivational speaker presentation in 2012 may very well save some lives . When Dawn Marie Crouse and Lola Wright hosted ‘An Evening with Kathrine Switzer,’ a motivational talk by the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, they aimed to just break even in bringing the…Read More
Marathon Motivation – Kathrine weighs in, February 2013
Marathon Motivation, by Christine Blanchett, Women’s Post, Toronto Canada, February 25, 2013Read More
The meaningful message of a Marathon Woman
The charismatic Kathrine Switzer has an inspirational, riveting story to tell. She accomplished something that during her era was considered almost silly to think about and certainly ridiculous to discuss. Switzer, who was the first woman to compete in the Boston Marathon and has since enjoyed success as an author, businesswoman and speaker – opened…Read More