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Kathrine Switzer

May 7, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Maureen Mancuso

The Teen Who Shattered a Running Record

Without training, this 13-year-old shattered world records for running in 1967 -- unfortunately, it happened shortly after Kathrine Switzer's headline-making Boston marathon entry, and Mancuso's feat was all but forgotten.
April 24, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Kathrine Switzer

First woman to run the Boston Marathon as an official entry

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer entered the Boston Marathon - against the no-women-allowed rules - and changed the event forever.

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