Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, but it wasn't until 1972 that women were officially allowed to compete ...

Kathrine Switzer made history by running, and she doesn't plan to stop any time soon. Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967, has dedicated her life to furthering access to ...

Sixty years ago, on a Sunday morning, a 23-year-old pre-med student convinced her mother to drive her to Hopkinton, paving the way for hundreds of thousands of women runners. Bobbi Gibb, now age 83, ...

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. She’s featured in the ­documentary film Tough ...

When Bobbi Gibb sprang out of the bushes and into the Boston Marathon, she proved women could run 26.2 miles. A new sculpture she crafted at the race start marks her legacy.