The marathon started at noon, so Switzer and the other runners slept in then ate a big breakfast. After speaking with them, Kathrine felt more determined than ever to run this marathon. She called her parents and explained what she was doing and they gave her some much-needed encouragement. After seeing the length if the course, Switzer began to feel discouraged. They drove the course so that they would be familiar with it. The four runners arrived in Boston around 8 p.m. Another member of the cross country team John Leonard, Arnie Briggs, and her boyfriend, Tom Miller, who had not trained at all, decided to run the marathon too. She filled out the form, paid the fee, and signed her name, as she always did, K. There were no rules regarding gender, so Kathrine decided to go ahead and register. They looked at the rule book and the entry form. The next day he went to Switzer and insisted that she register to run the Boston Marathon. By the end of the 31 miles, Switzer was excited and pleased and Briggs was so exhausted he passed out. It was so easy that she insisted that they run another five miles. Three weeks before the marathon, Switzer ran 26 miles with Briggs easily. She assured him she could and he told her if she could prove to him she could run the 26 miles in practice, then he would take her to Boston. Briggs insisted that a woman could not run the Boston Marathon. Switzer found these stories so exciting she told Briggs she wanted to run the marathon herself. One night, while training with Briggs, he told Switzer some stories about the times he ran the Boston Marathon. There was not a women’s running team at her school, or any others, so she began training with the men’s cross country team under coach Arnie Briggs. While studying at the university, Switzer took up long distance running. She studied journalism and earned her bachelor’s degree in 1968 and her master’s degree in 1972. Marshall High School in Virginia and then went on to attend Syracuse University. Kathrine Switzer was born in Germany in 1947 and was the daughter of a major in the United States Army. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi.Ī big thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team who makes this show possible! For more, visit woman has gotten a lot of press coverage this week so let’s get into the full story of Kathrine Switzer. The Players in this story are Giuliana Mayo, Jim Kalin, Alicia Alunni, and Brian Skipworth. This story was written by Abby Sher and narrated by Marilyn Saidman. Sound design and mixing by Brian Skipworth. This story was produced by Giuliana Mayo. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls and is based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Just go to go./dream-on and download for free! This story is from the new Rebel Girls app! You can listen to more stories like this, PLUS all the podcast episodes you know and love. Today, she's a marathon runner and women's sports advocate. Her accomplishment challenged the world's view of female athletes. Though the race manager tried to pull her off the course, Kathrine pushed on and finished the race. In 1967, she decided to run the Boston Marathon, which was all men at the time. Kathrine Switzer has always loved a challenge.
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