Kathrine Switzer

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Kathrine Switzer is the woman who helped create the women’s running boom. And, believe it or not, it all started when officials tried to throw her off the Boston Marathon course way back in 1967. It was wonderful to get to chat with a true pioneer in endurance sports.   Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on…

Groundbreakers – Babbittville

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Watching the great Mo’ne Davis throwing heat against the boys in the Little League World Series yesterday made me think back to women who have broken barriers in our sports. This photo from Peter Read Miller is from the start of the second-ever Ironman Triathlon on Sans Souci Beach on Oahu in February of 1979.…