Switzer’s boyfriend barged the official off the road, a moment captured by a photographer from The Boston Globe that ensured its place in history. He was trying to pull off her bib with her race number on it. The official ran up behind Switzer, shouting and clawing at her sweatshirt. A mile and a half into Switzer’s first Boston Marathon, she was attacked by a race official. The organisers saw her name on the entry list and presumed she was a man. Switzer slipped through the net by signing her name on the entry form for the Boston marathon by using her initials, KV Switzer. The only way women could take part was to join the race from the side-lines and run without a numbered bib. The rules did not explicitly prevent women from running, but it was tradition rigorously upheld by the organisers. Despite being told it would be impossible, at the age of 20-years-old, Switzer became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon.
She was mocked, ridiculed and even her own coach did not initially believe it was possible for a female to run the course. Kathrine Switzer refused to share this sentiment. If you see something that doesn’t look right, Contact Us.In 1967, women were not allowed to run more than 1,500 metres in sanctioned races.
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