This woman is the reason why
we have Marathoners in our Women's Running Club
Thank you!
In 1967, Katherine Switzer was
the first woman to run the Boston marathon. After realizing that a woman was
running, race organizer Jock Semple went after Switzer shouting, “Get the hell out of my race
and give me those numbers.” However, Switzer’s boyfriend
and other male runners provided a protective shield during the entire
marathon. The photographs taken of the incident made world headlines.
