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Boston Marathon 2017: 1st woman to officially run does it again 50 years later – CNN.com

April 18, 2017 by Leo

Kathrine Switzer ran the Boston Marathon in the same bib number that a race official tried to rip off her in an iconic photo from the 1967 race.

Source: Boston Marathon 2017: 1st woman to officially run does it again 50 years later – CNN.com

Ground breaking at 20. Wonderful for so many reasons at 70. We’ve come a long way. (Though as Ms. Switzer herself says, we still have a long way to go.)

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