This is the energy we need. — Kathrine Switzer made history in 1967 when she became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. At that time women were widely believed to be “too weak” for long distance running, and no woman had ever run the race with an official bib. Switzer registered using the name “K V Switzer,” so officials did not realize she was a woman until the race had already started. Around mile four the race manager Jock Semple spotted her and charged toward her, trying t

Kathrine Virginia Switzer was the first woman ever to complete The Boston Marathon as a registered entrant (1967). She did so despite the efforts of the race director to remove her from the course. Switzer became a crusader for women's sports, a journalist, an author, and a TV commentator. She won the 1974 New York City Marathon and led the effort to include the women's marathon in the Olympic event 👑 Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966 without a race bib. After be