Blog Archives

Video clip of CMHR exhibition from CBC

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Lisa Kelley

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,…

Trailblazers top guest list at annual foot race, Cornwall Standard Freeholder by Cheryl Brink

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Lisa Kelley

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,…

Unexpected funding for AEDs, by Adam Jackson – Grande Praire Daily Herald Tribune

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Lisa Kelley

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…

Marathon Motivation – Kathrine weighs in, February 2013

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Lisa Kelley

Marathon Motivation, by Christine Blanchett, Women’s Post, Toronto Canada, February 25, 2013

Tagged with: 2013, Canada, Marathon, marathon training, motivation, Toronto, training
Posted in In the News, Press Archive

Who is Kathrine Switzer?

Iconic athlete, sports and social advocate, author, and Emmy award-winning television commentator, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially enter and run the Boston Marathon. She has been honored widely for her achievements, most recently being inducted into the USA National Women’s Hall of Fame for creating positive social change. The ramifications of this work is both joyful and profound, changing forever the face of sports, health, and opportunities for women around the world and fearlessly empowering millions beyond the finish line, especially through the non-profit “261® Fearless, Inc.”