To understand the magnitude of this moment, it helps to know what the mile symbolizes. In 1954, Roger Bannister became the ...

Area results Northwestern Pennsylvania entrants who finished the 129th Boston Marathon: Jack Aulbach, 23, Slippery Rock: 5,225th at 3:02.34 Harry Balwick, 40, Erie: 3,819th at 2:57.17 ...

Title IX champion and NCAA swimmer reflects on the law's 53-year legacy, its impact on women's sports, and the current ...

The BAA gave a few examples of the how the time indexes will be applied. Here is one: “Runner C is a 35-year-old man (qualifying standard of 3:00:00). Runner C times 2:58:00 at a marathon which ...

Joined by runners including Switzer and Jacqueline Hansen, who beat Mr. Kuscsik at the 1973 Boston Marathon, she helped push for the inclusion of a women’s marathon in the Olympics.

Nina Kuscsik, who helped open the marathon to women, dies at 86 In the 1970s, she made history while running in Boston and New York. She later fought to get a women’s marathon into the Olympics.

Caitlin Twomey is running the Boston 10K to raise $10,000 for NICU families, inspired by her son Jack's time in the NICU at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

In 1972, eight women gathered in Boston, Mass. to compete in the first official Women's Division of the Boston Marathon. Among the eight was trailblazer Nina Ku ...

In 1972, eight women gathered in Boston, Massachusetts, to compete in the first official Women's Division of the Boston Marathon. Among the eight was trailblazer Nina Kuscsik, who played a vital ...

The BAA gave a few examples of the how the time indexes will be applied. Here is one: “Runner C is a 35-year-old man (qualifying standard of 3:00:00). Runner C times 2:58:00 at a marathon which ...

BOSTON (AP) — Nina Kuscsik, who campaigned for women’s inclusion in long-distance running and then won the Boston Marathon the first year that they were officially allowed to enter into the ...

She won that year and the next year as well. She later served on AAU and USA Track and Field committees drafting rules for women’s running. Kathrine Switzer, who entered the 1971 Boston Marathon using ...