THE FIRST WOMAN TO RUN A MARATHON
www.maratona.fr › the-first-woman-to-run-aIn 1967, Kathrine Switzer made history when she defiently became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon race as an official entrant, at just 20 years old. Hiding her gender by registering as “KV Switzer”, Switzer’s participation in the race was an unforgettable moment for womankind, especially when the race manager tried to stop her off the course after just a few miles!
History - Boston Athletic Association
https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/historyBenoit, who won the inaugural women’s Olympic Marathon the following year, became the first person to win the Boston and Olympic Marathons. Monday, April 15, 1985: Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach, who placed fourth at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 U.S. Olympic trials Marathon, handily won the women’s race in 2:34:06 and remains the most recent American women’s open …
Boston Marathon - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_MarathonThe Boston Marathon was first run in April 1897, having been inspired by the revival of the marathon for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Until 2020 it was the oldest continuously running marathon, and the second longest continuously running footrace in North America, having debuted five months after the Buffalo Turkey Trot.