Read more Spirit of Boston shines during 120th marathon as bombing victims remembered Switzer finished the race in 4:30:50, just 10 minutes off her 1967 time. “ If running can give them a sense of strength, where they are no longer victims and vulnerable, that’s what I hope it can do.” “My goal is to reach women in places right now where they’re not allowed to leave the house alone, drive a car or get an education,” Switzer said last week, according to WBZ. After her initial run, Switzer’s number became the symbol for numerous running clubs designed to support women around the world, named 261 Fearless.Īfter the race this year, Switzer’s number was retired in her honor. This year, Switzer ran the marathon wearing the same bib number from 50 years ago. In her memoir, Switzer recalls Semple screaming as he reached for her bib number, “ Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!” Jock Semple, a director of the Boston Marathon at the time, was photographed attempting to rip Switzer’s bib number and throw her out of the race. She claims that there were not any official rules written that said only men could enter the race. A Syracuse University journalism student, she entered the race under her initials, K.V. Switzer, however, first ran the Boston Marathon in 1967, when women were not allowed to compete. On Monday, Kathrine Switzer ran her first marathon since 2011 and her first time running the Boston Marathon since 1976, when women were officially allowed to compete in the race. Kathrine Switzer was among many inspirational runners at the 2017 race. The first woman to ever compete in the Boston Marathon crossed the finish line again a half-century after since she was nearly thrown out by an official.
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