She wore her same race number 261 and finished only ten minutes off from her first run in 1967. You can learn more about Kathrine at & Follow her on Facebook, IG, & Twitter Follow Growing Bolder Follow National Senior Games Association For more information on Growing Bolder & the NSGA, visit growingbolder. In 2017, Switzer ran the Boston Marathon again at the age of 70. A true trailblazer in women's sports history, Kathrine joins Marc for episode 10 of FOY to discuss that first race in Boston, her 261 Fearless foundation and what running and the National Senior Games mean to her now at age 75. She's a best-selling author, an Emmy Award-winning TV commentator, a member of the National Women's Hall of Fame and the National Distance Running Hall of Fame. Switzer founded a global running initiative that has created events in 27 countries with over 1 million female runners participating. Kathrine Switzer J Women's Running Footnotes The controversy that swirled around this iconic event a woman running in a men-only marathon tends to diminish the athletic achievements of one of the world’s most renowned female runners. By the end of the race, she had her life's mission: to provide opportunities for women all over the world to experience the same empowerment she felt through running. In 1967 Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially register and run in the Boston Marathon but that was just the beginning.
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