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

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image showing 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

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.