The Daily Populous Tuesday August 27th, 2019 evening edition
This is a certified badass right here. In 1966, Bobbi Gibb was denied entry into the Boston Marathon - the race director said women were “physiologically unable to run marathon distances”. So she wore a hoodie, borrowed her brother’s gym shorts, and finished ahead of two-thirds of the male finishers
Isn't there another great video/picture of her where race marshalls are trying to get her off the course? what absolute BS that women athlete's have had to put up just to run the same events as men
pm-me-ur-nsfw on August 27th, 2019 at 12:41 UTC »
Isn't there another great video/picture of her where race marshalls are trying to get her off the course? what absolute BS that women athlete's have had to put up just to run the same events as men
Neon_gelion on August 27th, 2019 at 13:04 UTC »
Tough fucking legs i prob wouldn't have realized either
Neviathan on August 27th, 2019 at 14:15 UTC »
Ultra long distance running is actually one of the few sports where men and women are matched remarkably close.