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Kathrine Switzer - 1967 Boston Marathon

Two miles into the 1967 Boston Marathon, an official tried to eject Kathrine Switzer from the race simply because she was a woman. Switzer tells producer Phoebe Judge the story about an amateur coach, a feisty official, and a race that helped change running for women in America.

Listen to her tell the amazing story on PRI’s The Story.

This is a pretty awesome sequence of photos.

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