Road racing might seem like a young person’s game. “But we have a long way to go.” The rise of the older runner “We have come a light year, really,” she said. Of her legacy, Switzer said it came as no surprise that women continued to embrace the “sense of empowerment” that came from running.

She founded the women’s running club 261 Fearless, named after her 1967 Boston Marathon number. Switzer has entered more than 30 marathons, winning in New York in 1974 in 3:07:29, and has worked as a television commentator. Now 58% of marathon runners in the US are women.

Women were officially allowed to enter the Boston Marathon five years later in 1972, and to compete in the Olympics at the distance in 1984. OL17488069W Page_number_confidence 89.39 Pages 266 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.11 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210428184554 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 512 Scandate 20210420205943 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781405099769 Tts_version 4.Switzer said the transformation of her experience of the marathon mimicked the social revolution that had taken place in women’s running and women’s sport in general. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 11:00:40 Associated-names Robinson, Roger Boxid IA40097506 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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