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She Became the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon in 1967. Now, at Age 79, She Still Runs Up to 40 Miles a Week (Exclusive)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Switzer, now 79, tells PEOPLE she continues to run 30 to 40 miles a week and still advocates for accessible running for all ...
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Run Woman Run Movie Trailer HD - PPlot synopsis: Beck, a single mom who learns how to reclaim her dreams, family and honour her life, all thanks to an unlikely coach. Movie title: Run Woman Run ...
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Kathrine Switzer, the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon, Recalls Being 'Attacked' During Famous 1967 Race (Exclusive)

When Kathrine Switzer stepped up to the start line at the Boston Marathon in 1967, she knew she had done everything she could to train for the moment. The then-20-year-old Switzer, a Syracuse ...
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Women’s running shoes fail to fit women’s feet

Despite decades of progress in sports science, women runners still wear scaled-down men’s shoes. A new study exposes how this one-size-fits-all approach affects comfort, performance, and injury risk, ...
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Kathrine Switzer, the First Woman to Officially Run the Boston Marathon, Recalls Being 'Attacked' During Famous 1967 Race (Exclusive)

Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, but it wasn't until 1972 that women were officially allowed to compete Bettmann Kathrine Switzer faced physical and verbal attacks during the ...
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She Became the First Woman to Officially Run the Boston Marathon in 1967. Now, at Age 79, She Still Runs Up to 40 Miles a Week (Exclusive)

Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, tells PEOPLE she will continue running for as long as she physically can Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her ...