Running trailblazer Kathrine Switzer conquers a distance she once hated, continuing to lead by example and show women they're ...

Kathrine Switzer, the trailblazing female pioneer who made history in 1967 as the first female contestant of the Boston marathon, is running the race once again today – 50 years on from her ...

K. Switzer — better known as Kathrine — became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon as a registered participant, but the obstacles she faced were tremendous. After beginning the ...

Fire or suspend!” Kathrine Switzer ran the Boston Marathon (1967) In 1967, the American athlete Kathrine Switzer, became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. Kathrine Switzer broke the ...

Running icon Ms Switzer, 75, made history in 1967 when she was the first woman to compete in the Boston Marathon despite the race's organiser trying to pull her out as she ran. She completed the ...