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Lead Stories: Thursday, January 8, 2009

Kathrine Switzer to launch autobiography at 2007 Boston Marathon Expo

Posted April 5th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Motivation, Books

Women’s running pioneer Kathrine Switzer will officially launch her autobiography, “Marathon Woman,” at the Boston Marathon Expo which opens on Friday, April 13.

Although not the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon –that was Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb who ran unofficially in 1966 and clocked 3:27:17– Switzer was the first woman to run the race with an official number issued by the Boston Athletic Association.

Entered only as “K.V. Switzer” in the 1967 edition of the race, her ruse was discovered by a race official, Jock Semple, whose attempt to bodily remove her from the course was captured in the now-famous photo, below.
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U.S. Navy Commander to run “Boston Marathon” in Space

Posted April 4th, 2007 at 6:51 PM by Sarah Mandell

Section: News & Results, Marathons

U.S. Navy commander Suni Williams will be running the Boston Marathon this year, but she’ll be running the marathon from a location 210 miles (338 km) above Earth’s surface in the International Space Station.

Williams will run the 26.2 miles on a treadmill; one that she will be teathered to with a bungee cord. Unfortunately, Williams will not be able to run the marathon at the same time as the rest of the runners, 10 am EST, due to her sleep schedule in outer space.
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