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An all-women's running group co-founded by Kathrine Switzer, who made history as the first woman to officially finish the ...
Switzer and Edith Zuschmann cofounded 261 Fearless, a nonprofit organization named after Switzer’s bib number in the 1967 ...
Kathrine Switzer, the trailblazing female pioneer who made history in 1967 as the first female contestant of the Boston marathon, is running the race once again today – 50 years on from her ...
Fifty years ago, a clever, determined woman named Kathrine Switzer crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon -- but not before an official tried to drag her from the course. See, at the time ...
Indeed, it was. Kathrine “KV” Switzer attended Lynchburg College, as the university was then known, in 1966 before she transferred to Syracuse and discovered the inspiration to run the Boston ...
DeMar ran the race well into his seventies. Kathrine Switzer autographed a copy of her book Marathon Woman for Suzanne Duvall during a meet and greet with fellow runners in Cherokee Park on Thursday.
But sometimes, especially for new runners, this can be intimidating. That’s why Kathrine Switzer and Edith Zuschmann teamed up to create 261 Fearless, a nonprofit organization that has forged ...
This Mother's Day, instead of flowers, breakfast in bed or a day at the spa, what if it were possible to give your mom the gift of running? An all-women's running group co-founded by Kathrine ...