I can’t understand how we were ever that stupid. How could people care so much about something so obviously stupid as not letting a woman run a marathon that they would physically grab her to prevent it.....
In 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor. During her run, race manager , Jock Semple, repeatedly assaulted Switzer trying to grab her bib number and stop her competing. After knocking down Switzer's trainer and fellow runner Arnie Briggs when he tried to protect her, Semple was shoved to the ground by Switzer's boyfriend, Thomas Miller, who was running with her, and she completed the race. Women were banned from competing in races against men as a result of her run, and it was not until 1972 that the Boston Marathon established an official women's race.
anonymoususer1776 on July 4th, 2020 at 13:25 UTC »
I can’t understand how we were ever that stupid. How could people care so much about something so obviously stupid as not letting a woman run a marathon that they would physically grab her to prevent it.....
DefundTheCriminals on July 4th, 2020 at 13:42 UTC »
What's wrong with people? I just don't understand. Why would you want to run like 26 miles?
TruthFlavor on July 4th, 2020 at 13:42 UTC »
In 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor. During her run, race manager , Jock Semple, repeatedly assaulted Switzer trying to grab her bib number and stop her competing. After knocking down Switzer's trainer and fellow runner Arnie Briggs when he tried to protect her, Semple was shoved to the ground by Switzer's boyfriend, Thomas Miller, who was running with her, and she completed the race. Women were banned from competing in races against men as a result of her run, and it was not until 1972 that the Boston Marathon established an official women's race.
https://kathrineswitzer.com/