When the truck passed Switzer's group, a reporter chided the 63-year-old Scotsman, saying, 'Hey, Jock, ... "How Kathrine Switzer Helped Change the Culture in Women's Sports." ...

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, despite an official trying to physically stop her. Her tips for getting fit include starting slow.

Fifty years ago, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. Now, as she is set to race there again, No. 261 is a source of inspiration for women worldwide.

In this April 19, 1967, file photo, Kathrine Switzer, of Syracuse, N.Y., center, was spotted early in the Boston Marathon by Jock Semple, center right, who tried to rip the number off her shirt ...

Kathrine Switzer completed her first historic Boston Marathon in 4 hours and 20 minutes, despite a race official’s attempt to push her out of the 26.2-mile race.

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, despite an official trying to physically stop her. Her tips for getting fit include starting slow.

Two weeks after Kathrine Switzer made headlines at Boston in 1967, 13-year-old Maureen Mancuso quietly shattered the women's world record. Few people noticed.

Pioneering runner Kathrine Switzer is 71 and this Sunday she will compete in her 42nd marathon ... then a reporter asked a question about genocide in South Africa. 22 May 2025. World.

Switzer, now 78, signed up for the 1967 Boston Marathon, which until that point was predominantly run by men, as K.V. Switzer. Nearly 60 years after Boston Marathon run, Kathrine Switzer still ...