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This week, runners are preparing for the Boston Marathon, the oldest annual Marathon still taking place having been run for 127 years.
This year marks only 51 years since women were officially able to race. The Olympics allowed women even later, making it only 39 years since women’s inclusion in the sport.
Many women along the way used running to advocate for themselves and their communities. Today, we’re partnering with the Smithsonian podcast Sidedoor to tell some of those stories.
First, we hear from the early trailblazer, Kathrine Switzer, who was the first woman to officially register for the Boston Marathon. We also hear from Tiffany Gayle Chenault and Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone about advocacy.
This year marks only 51 years since women were officially able to race. The Olympics allowed women even later, making it only 39 years since women’s inclusion in the sport.
Many women along the way used running to advocate for themselves and their communities. Today, we’re partnering with the Smithsonian podcast Sidedoor to tell some of those stories.
First, we hear from the early trailblazer, Kathrine Switzer, who was the first woman to officially register for the Boston Marathon. We also hear from Tiffany Gayle Chenault and Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone about advocacy.
The women who run marathons for change
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Nicknamed the “Six Who Sat,” Lynn Blackstone, Pat Barrett, Liz Franceschini, Nina Kuscsik, Cathy Miller, and Jane Muhrcke, were protesting the governing body for marathons, the Amateur Athletic Union, to show the ridiculousness of its rule that women could take part in the marathon, but only if they ran a separate race—starting either 10 minutes before or 10 minutes after the men start."
"Nicknamed the “Six Who Sat,” Lynn Blackstone, Pat Barrett, Liz Franceschini, Nina Kuscsik, Cathy Miller, and Jane Muhrcke, were protesting the governing body for marathons, the Amateur Athletic Union, to show the ridiculousness of its rule that women could take part in the marathon, but only if they ran a separate race—starting either 10 minutes before or 10 minutes after the men start."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Further than I Could ever Run, 5 K was My Limit!
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