Results: 77 And Still Running!

At 70 years old, Kathrine Switzer completed the Boston Marathon in April 2017, fifty years after making history as the first official woman finisher. This time, she finished with an unofficial time of 4:44:31, just 24 minutes slower than when she was 20. Returning to Boston was her long-standing dream. Have you ever participated in a marathon?

Although women weren't welcome until 1972, Bobbi Gibb is acknowledged as the first woman to run Boston, finishing it in 1966 among the unofficial runners known as bandits. A year later, Switzer signed up as "K.V. Switzer" — there was no spot on the form for gender — and received an official bib; race director Jock Semple was so irate that he tried to shove her off the course. Do you find it strange that less than 50 years ago, woman were technically not allowed to run in marathons?

Switzer, wearing her original bib number, 261, was joined by 125 runners supporting her charity, 261 Fearless, empowering women and girls through running. The Boston Athletic Association retired her bib number after she crossed the finish line. Do you think this was an appropriate gesture?

She broke the barriers of sexism in her first Boston Marathon, and ran the second to challenge ageism. Now, at age 77, she is still running marathons to this day. Do you know anyone in that age category that runs?