“I’d like to thank the BAA and everyone involved for their amazing support this entire weekend. I am so grateful for being able to run the Boston Marathon 50 years after my first one,” said Switzer after the race today. “I can’t thank the people on the streets of Boston enough. Switzer created the 261 Fearless organization, a not-for- profit with increasing global reach, to encourage women to take on their challenges while utilizing the sport of running and creating lasting bonds with fellow women around the world. She ran alongside members of the 261 Fearless team that supported her all weekend and crossed the finish line into the arms of her husband, Roger Robinson.
Switzer, is now known as a pioneer for women’s running. Switzer, who signed the race application with her initials, K.V. This was before women were permitted to run the most prestigious marathon in the world. 261” as spectators both on course and at home watching on TV looked on. In her first running of the Boston Marathon, race director Jock Semple tried to pull her off course and tear-off her “official bib No. RELATED: Kathrine Switzer On Her Return To The Boston Marathon
Wearing her original bib number of 261-which was officially retired today-the 70-year-old ran down the same streets that made her famous in 1967. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!Ĭrossing the finish line in 04:44:31, Kathrine Switzer collected her medal 50 years after her iconic run as the first female entrant of the Boston Marathon.
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