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First woman to complete the Boston Marathon appears in Reading (VIDEO), Reading Eagle, By Beth Hudson
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 euphoria she experienced this year after successfully completing the Boston Marathon on the 50th anniversary of her barrier-breaking finish. Summing up the decision, Switzer grinned:…Read More
Pioneer Kathrine Switzer ready to run New York City Marathon
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 group of women on a run downtown. Switzer says she remembers the Boston Marathon in 1967 like it was yesterday. It was a moment that…Read More
Women’s running hero Kathrine Switzer heading to NYC Marathon four decades after win, Canadian Running, by 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 even close to over. Switzer, who is best known for being the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon with an official bib, has long-since…Read More
Katherine Switzer Preps for NYC Marathon at Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago by Amanda Loudin, Competitor.com
Right after she made history as the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967, a reporter asked Kathrine Switzer if she was “one and done” with the race distance. Her response? “I plan to be the 80-year-old woman you read about who’s still running marathons.” True to her promise, at the age…Read More
Extra incentive to finish the New York City Marathon, by Jen Miller, The Inquirer
After I dressed for Sunday’s New York City Marathon, made sure I’d pinned my bib on straight, and put Clif Shot Bloks, ChapStick, and a $20 bill in my pocket, I took a Sharpie out of my backpack and wrote the number 261 on my right wrist. “What’s that?” my mother asked. “I’ll tell you…Read More
Kathrine at NYC Marathon Expo
Come see me and some 261 Fearless women at my table at the TCS NYC Marathon Expo, 2nd floor (one floor above main expo area) at the River Pavilion’s, just outside the media centre… My hours at the NYC Marathon expo are as follows: Thursday, Oct. 30: 10-4 Friday, Oct.31: 10-4:30 Saturday, Nov.1: 9-3Read More
Kathrine inducted NYRR Hall of Fame
Hi Friends! Amazing–it’s the 40th anniversary of my winning the New York City Marathon and wow, I’m being inducted into the NY Road Runners Hall of Fame. This is an invitation for you all to attend–it’s at 3 PM on Thursday, Oct. 30, in New York City: 2nd floor of the Jacob Javits Convention Center…Read More