In 1967, Kathrine Switzer (@kathrineswitzer) became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. 🏃‍♀️🔥⁠ ⁠ This video from @roseinhistory shows there were men who tried to physically pull her off the course. ⁠ ⁠ She kept running anyway.⁠ ⁠ That single race helped change the future of women in sport — and 5 years later, women were finally allowed to run Boston officially.⁠ ⁠ Then 50 years later, Kathrine ran it again with that same bib alongside thousands of other women. 👏⁠ ⁠ Sometime

That’s just 57 years ago 🤯 Vide credit • @roseinhistory Kathrine Switzer made history in 1967 when she became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. At that time women were widely believed to be “too weak” for long distance running, and no woman had ever run the race with an official bib. Switzer registered using the name “K V Switzer,” so officials did not realize she was a woman until the race had already started. Around mile four the race manager Jock Semple spotted her and c

168K views · 1.5K reactions | 50 years ago, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to enter the Boston Marathon. Today, she'll run it again. | Sports Illustrated | Facebook