"I'm wearing 261 on my back. It makes me feel fearless!" Kathrine Switzer is the marathon legend who wore that number in 1967 as the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, despite an official's ...

Kathrine Switzer was the first woman ... Tune in at 8:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. PST to watch Switzer take the stage. And stay tuned for more inspiration, including ambassadors from the Together ...

"If I quit, everybody's going to believe women can't do this." That's the thought that latched itself into Kathrine Switzer's head when a male official tried to push her off the course of the ...

“I really paid attention this time to where on the course Jock Semple attacked me,” a smiling Kathrine Switzer, 70, said after running her ninth Boston Marathon, and first since 1976.

And on Monday in Boston, Switzer was back -- this time as a celebrated guest. Switzer, 70, finished the race in 4:44:31-- which is a pretty incredible time for anyone. Even a fragile woman.

Switzer and Edith Zuschmann cofounded 261 Fearless, a nonprofit organization named after Switzer’s bib number in the 1967 Boston Marathon. Democrats Tank Crypto Bill Amid Alarm Over Trump ...

Kathrine Switzer became a worldwide sensation in 1967 when a Boston Marathon race director tried to shove her off the course after he saw her running in what traditionally had been a men-only event.

“I really paid attention this time to where on the course Jock Semple attacked me,” a smiling Kathrine Switzer, 70, said after running her ninth Boston Marathon, and first since 1976.

PROVIDENCE — At the two-mile mark of the 1967 Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer heard the scraping sound of leather-soled shoes coming up fast behind her. “I turned instinctively,” Switzer ...

Aaron Schmidt’s April 17 Ideas story, “Gender panic on Heartbreak Hill,” mentioned the difficulties Kathrine Switzer experienced in the 1967 Boston Marathon. Indeed, Switzer, the second ...

Arguably, Kathrine Switzer is one of the most recognizable runners of all time. Widely known for becoming the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, despite being grabbed on the course ...

Kathrine Switzer (1947- ) is best known as the first woman to run the Boston Marathon wearing an official bib. This was in 1967 after she registered for the race as K. V. Switzer. It wasn't until ...