One of the most well-known women in running is visiting Atlanta this weekend for a race. The moment that the race director of the Boston Marathon attacked runner Katherine Switzer in 1967 has become ...
Kathrine Switzer knows history. Or so she thought. Opting to extend an annual stay in New Zealand — her husband’s homeland — to more than two years due to COVID-19 restrictions, Switzer tore into a ...
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 Switzer, ...
A viral photograph that has circulated for years on Reddit and other social media platforms purports to show the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer, being accosted by ...
PROVIDENCE — At the two-mile mark of the 1967 Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer heard the scraping sound of leather-soled shoes coming up fast behind her. “I turned instinctively,” Switzer recalled on ...
No matter how fast she's going, Kathrine Switzer always gets the job done. As the first American woman to officially finish the Boston Marathon in 1967, Switzer has dedicated her life to carving out ...
Runners will be hitting the streets of all five boroughs on Sunday for the 2024 New York City Marathon. The 53rd annual race will feature a remarkable milestone: the 50th anniversary of Kathrine ...
Switzer co-founded 261 Fearless, named after her famous Boston Marathon bib. 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 ...