Running trailblazer Kathrine Switzer conquers a distance she once hated, continuing to lead by example and show women they're ...

Kathrine Switzer, the trailblazing female pioneer who made history in 1967 as the first female contestant of the Boston marathon, is running the race once again today – 50 years on from her ...

After being told that "no woman could ever run the Boston Marathon", Kathrine Switzer broke boundaries to become the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor.

Kathrine Switzer made history in 1967 as the first woman to officially enter and run the Boston Marathon, a race that was, at the time, male-only. Her participation wasn't a spur-of-the-moment ...