Runners will be hitting the streets of all five boroughs on Sunday for the 2024 New York City Marathon. The 53rd annual race will feature a remarkable milestone: the 50th anniversary of Kathrine ...

PROVIDENCE — At the two-mile mark of the 1967 Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer heard the scraping sound of leather-soled shoes coming up fast behind her. “I turned instinctively,” Switzer recalled on ...

Courtney Buggs is a program coordinator in the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library. "If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon" − Kathrine Switzer, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first woman officially ran the Boston Marathon in 1967, despite an official trying to stop her. Kathrine Switzer has dedicated ...

At 75, Kathrine Switzer is still running 40 miles a week. Switzer told CBS News' Dana Jacobson that running is not just something she does, it has been a part of her since she was 12 years old. "I ...

Half a century ago, Kathrine Switzer signed up to run the Boston Marathon with her initials: K.V. Switzer. That's because she didn't want her form to stand out from the mens'. With that, the ...

This Mother's Day, instead of flowers, breakfast in bed or a day at the spa, what if it were possible to give your mom the gift of running? An all-women's running group co-founded by Kathrine Switzer, ...

No matter how fast she's going, Kathrine Switzer always gets the job done. As the first American woman to officially finish the Boston Marathon in 1967, Switzer has dedicated her life to carving out ...

OG marathoner Kathrine Switzer is getting her due 50 years after her historic run in Adidas' new Fearless AF campaign. Though a bunch of jerks infamously chased Kathrine Switzer off the Boston ...

Once upon a time, men dominated marathons. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer signed up for the Boston Marathon, and changed unknowingly history. Once upon a time, men dominated marathons. In 1967, Kathrine ...

Kathrine Switzer knows history. Or so she thought. Opting to extend an annual stay in New Zealand — her husband’s homeland — to more than two years due to COVID-19 restrictions, Switzer tore into a ...

It’s funny how God works, you know? April 29, 2019 was the best and worst day of my life. That morning, my friend Emily texted me at 9:20 a.m. saying “50 mile Nike challenge in May, you down?” I ...