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Kathrine Switzer

Born

January 05, 1947

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http://www.kathrineswitzer.com

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Kathrine Switzer is the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry. She entered and completed the race in 1967, five years before women were officially allowed to compete in it.

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Kathrine Switzer's Blog

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Official at Last: The Year That Changed Everything

On the eve of the 2012 Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer– the first woman to officially enter and run the race– celebrates the 40th anniversary of the year that changed everything. To my regular readers and friends, my apologies: I haven't written a blog in almost two years. In many ways, these have been the most exceptional 24 months of my life, and I promise to tell you about them in the near fu

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Kathrine Switzer’s books

Average rating: 4.14 · 3,302 ratings · 443 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports 4.23 avg rating — 2,559 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Pace or Mine?: What Running Taught Me about Life, Laughter and Coming Last by Lisa Jackson (Goodreads Author), Kathrine Switzer 4.01 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	4:09:43: Boston 2013 Through the Eyes of the Runners by Hal Higdon, Kathrine Switzer (Foreword) 3.99 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running and Walking for Women Over 40 : The Road to Sanity and Vanity 3.61 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Good As Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics (Bertine Series (New Shelf Press)) by Kathryn Bertine (Goodreads Author), Kathrine Switzer (Foreword) 4.16 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	26.2: Marathon Stories by Kathrine Switzer, Roger Robinson 3.90 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fit It Run: A Conditioning Handbook for Runners by Kathrine Switzer, James A. Peterson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La maratoniana: La carrera que revolucionó el deporte femenino by Kathrine Switzer, Eneko Garate Iturralde (Editor), Begoña Castaño Irazabal (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marathon Woman: Die Frau, die den Laufsport revolutionierte 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running and Walking for Women over 40 By Switzer Kathrine 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Kathrine Switzer (?)

“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.”
― Kathrine Switzer, 26.2: Marathon Stories

tags: human-nature, running

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“I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!”
― Kathrine Switzer, Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports

tags: fitness, running

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“When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.”
― Kathrine Switzer

tags: marathon, running

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