Many of you will know this photo: officials trying to stop Kathrine Switzer running the Boston Marathon in 1967 because, y’know, women can’t run marathons… Well, she ran the London Marathon today, aged 71, and with the same bib number, 261. HUGE respect, @KVSwitzer! pic.twitter.com/2ZRH7VKwrj
— Katy Cooper (@healthkaty) April 22, 2018
Kathrine Switzer was nearly pushed out at the Boston Marathon in 1967 because she was a woman.
Last year – the 50th anniversary of her race – at age 70, she ran it again with the same number, and more than 12,000 women were with her. pic.twitter.com/LFTJoRgpNQ
— Raphael Walter (@_raphaelwalter) April 19, 2018
#LondonMarathon ~ “Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially compete in the Boston marathon, will fire the gun on the elite race.”
What an incredible impact Kathrine has had on the sport. https://t.co/PZdjMRYC0i
— Darren Smith (@DazMSmith) April 23, 2018
