![]() ![]() Her book Marathon Woman will be available for purchase and book signing and photo opportunities will be available. Her nonprofit foundation, 261 Fearless, is a global movement that empowers women through the vehicle of running. After her talk, she'll accompany participants on a one mile walk around the campus of The Frontier. Switzer will share her remarkable story of perseverance, touching on how she has dedicated her life to advocating for women's sports participation throughout the world. at The Frontier in Research Triangle Park! On November 13th, they'll be hosting a Community Walk & Talk with Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to register and run the Boston Marathon. This programme was first broadcast on 13th of January 2021.Our friends at Girls on the Run of the Triangle recently passed along word about an upcoming event that may be of interest to runners. She went on to campaign for women’s official inclusion in the Boston Marathon in 1972, helped create the first women’s road race, and was instrumental in making the women’s marathon an official Olympic event in 1984. ![]() ![]() ![]() Photos of that moment went across the world, and changed Kathrine’s life and the future of the sport. Kathrine was 20 when she signed up for the world famous Boston Marathon using only her initials, but when she was spotted by race official Jock Semple he attacked her, outraged that a woman was running in the men-only event. Back then there was a belief that women were physically incapable of doing such long distances, and it could even be dangerous for their health. Kathrine Switzer is a US runner whose dream - back in 1967 - was to be allowed to run a marathon. ![]()
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