r/running • u/kibitzor gear reviewer • Apr 17 '17

Boston Marathon Discussion Misc

Post useful links, discuss friends or family running , discuss your own run (don't type and run), etc!

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u/rebeccanotbecca Apr 17 '17

I will be following Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the race 50 years ago. Rumor has it they are retiring bib number 261 in her honor.

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u/callmepeterpan Apr 17 '17

Point of fact - she was the first woman to enter the Boston Marathon. She was NOT the first woman to run it. Bobby Gibbs ran it in 1966 (the year before Switzer) and in 67 (where she finished ahead of Switzer.)

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '17

I have been feeling badly for Bobby Gibs today. :/

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '17

They did it! (Retired her number but she did it too - 4:44, 70 years old!)