Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, despite an official trying to physically stop her. Her tips for getting fit include starting slow.

She persevered and completed the race, and in doing so became the first woman in history ... ever have imagined that an official attacking me in the Boston Marathon and trying to rip off my ...

Roberta Gibb became the first woman to run the full Boston ... eight women started and finished the Boston Marathon, and Nina Kuscsik became the first official women’s champion.

In sanctioning Hall, Boston became the first major marathon to include a wheelchair division. And since that first official race, a half-century ago, nearly 1,900 wheelchair athletes have competed — ...

The Boston Marathon, held annually on the third Monday ... held the distinction of being the only woman in history to win individual world titles in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.

The first woman officially ran the Boston Marathon in 1967, despite an official trying to stop her. Kathrine Switzer has dedicated her life to making running more accessible to women. She thinks ...