![]() At the time, officials believed women were incapable of running more than. Clicking this link will automatically download the shows to your iTunes account. In April 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. **Also, the quickest way to get our podcasts is to subscribe to the show via iTunes. *If you’re digging our podcasts, we’d be super-grateful if you’d take a minute (because we *know* you have so many to spare!) to write a review on iTunes. *Save 20% on all your favorite Nuun flavors, including new Vitamins (4 flavors + 2 caffeinated ones!), using code hydrateAMR at *Rev up your runs with Aaptiv, the mobile app with coached workouts set to amazing playlists! For a free month, sign up at and enter code AMR30 You’re guaranteed to be inspired and moved by this interview! Kathrine Switzer, first woman to run the Boston Marathon, winner of the New. And Kathrine talks about the re-issue of her memoir, Marathon Woman, this month-and reveals there’s an upcoming audio version of this fantastic book. Click on the Race Bib image to download and print off so you can wear it. Kathrine talks about helping other women “find their fearless” through the global community she founded, 261 Fearless. ![]() Kathrine and the mother runners talk about the “inherent stressfulness” of big marathons, and she reveals what her 26.2 training looks like now, at age 70, versus as a college student half a century ago. She talks about how that captured-on-film incident-which she describes as “a radicalizing-and an inspiring-experience” -captured the public imagination. ![]() Without further ado, here is our conversation with Katherine Switzer. Kathrine Switzer helped create the womens running boom, and it all started when officials tried to throw her off. ![]() In this interview recorded in March, Kathrine recounts nearly being pulled off the race course in 1967, when the race director realized she was a female. The very first woman to run in the Boston marathon. On Monday, April 17, Kathrine will once again run the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton, MA, to Boston to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of her historic feat. Sarah and co-host Dimity delightedly welcome back to the pod Kathrine Switzer, the pioneer in women’s running best known as the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a registered runner with a bib number.
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