{"id":27013,"date":"2017-04-18T06:15:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T06:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=27013"},"modified":"2017-04-18T06:15:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T06:15:54","slug":"first-woman-enter-boston-marathon-runs-50-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/first-woman-enter-boston-marathon-runs-50-years-later.html","title":{"rendered":"First Woman to Enter Boston Marathon Runs It Again, 50 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFirst Woman to Enter Boston Marathon Runs It Again, 50 Years Later<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n\tFirst Woman to Enter Boston Marathon Runs It Again, 50 Years Later:- Fifty years ago, a runner officially entered as K.V. Switzer participated in the Boston Marathon. On Monday, she did it again at age 70.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tKathrine Switzer’s marathon in 1967 became historic because she was the first woman to complete the all-male race as an official entrant — her registration as “K.V. Switzer” hid her gender. The race resonated far beyond a footnote in the record books when an official tried to force her from the course after a few miles.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“The marathon was a man’s race in those days; women were considered too fragile to run it,” she wrote in an essay for The New York Times 10 years ago. “But I had trained hard and was confident of my strength. Still, it took a body block from my boyfriend to knock the official off the course.” Switzer recovered to finish in 4 hours 20 minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSwitzer completed this year’s race only a little slower, in 4:44:31.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen were finally officially allowed to enter the race in 1972.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen’s marathoning has come a long way, joining the Olympics in 1984 and gaining popularity through runners like Grete Waitz. More than half of marathon runners in the United States are women.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“In 1967, few would have believed that marathon running would someday attract millions of women, become a glamour event in the Olympics and on the streets of major cities, help transform views of women’s physical ability and help redefine their economic roles in traditional cultures,” Switzer wrote.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOver the years, Switzer has competed in more than 30 marathons, winning New York in 1974 in 3:07:29, and has worked as a television commentator. She is the founder of 261 Fearless, a running club for women. The name comes from the number she wore in 1967.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSwitzer, who had not run Boston since 1976, started this year’s marathon on Monday morning wearing the same number. It was retired after the race — just the second number that the marathon has retired. Before her start, she was given the honor of firing the gun for the women’s elite runners.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShe has said she hopes to run New York this year as well.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOf her legacy as a pioneer, she wrote in The Times: “We learned that women are not deficient in endurance and stamina, and that running requires no fancy facilities or equipment. Women’s marathoning has created a global legacy.”<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/17\/sports\/boston-marathon-kathrine-switzer.html?_r=0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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