Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially run a marathon

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She was the first woman to ever finish the Boston Marathon — and she was disqualified because of it. Meet the groundbreaking Kathrine Switzer Marathon Woman. ️ (via Brut UK)

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00:00I am very proud of what I did in 67. I devoted my life to creating the opportunity. And when

00:12I see them now, I think, hey, I don't have children of my own, but they're my children.

00:30I am proud of what I did in 67. I devoted my life to creating the opportunity. And when

00:37I see them now, I think, hey, I don't have children of my own, but they're my children.

01:00I was very paranoid and I was very nervous because my boyfriend had decked the official

01:13and I went on to finish. And when he got up on the bus, he cursed at us and said that

01:16we were in big trouble. And in fact, he had gone ahead and told the police to try to pull

01:20me from the race. And the police said, ah, we're out of this.

02:21Everyone says, oh my God, you're 71 years of age. And of course, I feel like I'm 25.

02:27I feel no different when I'm running than I did then. I'm just slower.

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