Honor Spotlight

Kathrine Switzer

In 1967, five years before women were officially allowed to compete,
Kathrine Switzerwas the first woman to enter and complete the Boston
Marathon as a numbered entry.  She registered under the gender-neutral
name of “K.V. Switzer”.
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.
These photographs taken of the incident made world headlines, and in
1974 Kathrine later went on to win the NYC marathon with a time of
3:07:29.

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