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, 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 ...

K. Switzer — better known as Kathrine — became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon as a registered participant, but the obstacles she faced were tremendous. After beginning the ...

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