36. Kathrine Switzer

February 02, 2021 • 00:05:34
36. Kathrine Switzer
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36. Kathrine Switzer

Feb 02 2021 | 00:05:34

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Kathrine Switzer (1947 – ) was a writer, television commentator, and North-American athlete, known for being the first woman to run a marathon (the Boston Marathon) with a start-number. They tried to stop her but she kept on running because she had to show that women could do it. 50 years later, she ran the same marathon again.

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