Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0306825651
ISBN-13
9780306825651
Edition
Revised
Publisher
Hachette Books
Imprint
Da Capo Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 4th, 2017
Print length
448 Pages
Weight
392 grams
Dimensions
14.20 x 20.90 x 3.30 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: generalBiography: sportMemoirsGender studies: womenActive outdoor pursuits
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A new edition of a sports icon''s memoir, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Kathrine Switzer''s historic running of the Boston Marathon as the first woman to run.
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event''s directors who attempted to violently eject her. In one of the most iconic sports moments, Switzer escaped and finished the race. She made history-and is poised to do it again on the fiftieth anniversary of that initial race, when she will run the 2017 Boston Marathon at age 70. Now a spokesperson for Reebok, Switzer is also the founder of 261 Fearless, a foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for women on all fronts, as this groundbreaking sports hero has done throughout her life.
"Kathrine Switzer is the Susan B. Anthony of women''s marathoning."-Joan Benoit Samuelson, first Olympic gold medalist in the women''s marathon
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event''s directors who attempted to violently eject her. In one of the most iconic sports moments, Switzer escaped and finished the race. She made history-and is poised to do it again on the fiftieth anniversary of that initial race, when she will run the 2017 Boston Marathon at age 70. Now a spokesperson for Reebok, Switzer is also the founder of 261 Fearless, a foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for women on all fronts, as this groundbreaking sports hero has done throughout her life.
"Kathrine Switzer is the Susan B. Anthony of women''s marathoning."-Joan Benoit Samuelson, first Olympic gold medalist in the women''s marathon
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