The first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon (1967), Switzer wrote her "On the Road With Kathrine Switzer" column for Marathon & Beyond from 1997 onward. Founder of the Avon International Running Circuit and tireless advocate for women in distance running.
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: November/December 2000
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On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: November/December 2000 November 20003 min Race Directors! Tired of T-Shirts? Try Windshirts! V Made of 100% Supplex—a lightweight, fast-drying, wind-blocking fabric that’s cottony soft…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: July/August 2001
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On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: July/August 2001 July 20018 min Selection to the World Championships 100K team is not without its politics. Normally, you would have to run the…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: May/June 2001 May 200111 min […] time and won’t be tired all the time from running 110 miles a week. Not so for me….
On the Road with Kathrine Switzer July 19971 min OF MARCH, NEXT YEAR, THE RACE TURNS TWENTY-FIVE, AND THE ORGANIZERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN PLANNING A GRAND CELEBRATION. BUT FIRST, THEY…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: March/April 1997
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On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: March/April 1997 March 19975 min […] hoards the premier issue, but when you speak with collectors of longgone periodicals, it is frequently the second…
Musings From Marathon Feature20104 min One of my favorite sayings is that talent is everywhere; it only needs an opportunity. By 1972 it was clear that plenty of women had…
Worlds Apart: Women We Love FeatureMay 20066 min Worlds Apart: Women We Love Two Race Directors Are Worlds Apart But Twin Sisters Under the Skin. wo very different women runners,…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: September/October 2002
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On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: September/October 2002 ColumnSeptember 200284 min Mayor Daley Marathon. By then] was no longer capable of challenging younger (and faster) runners for the lead. THE…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: March/April 2002
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On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: March/April 2002 ColumnMarch 200282 min THE PHEIDIPPIDES LEGEND The Patron Saint of Marathoning The World’s First Marathoner, Pheidippides, Ran His Race 2500 Years Ago…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: January/February 2002
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On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: January/February 2002 ColumnJanuary 2002212 min AAU Rules & Regs The following rules and regulations are from the 1944 Official Track and Field Handbook of…
On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: November/December 2001
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On the Road With Kathrine Switzer: November/December 2001 ColumnNovember 2001152 min automatic tasks become laborious for the runner. A good pacer will step in and take over as necessary. THE…
