



From the childhood events that inspired her to wi. She fought off the director and finished the race. Katherine Switzer ran the Boston Marathon in 1967, where she was attacked by one of the events directors who wanted to eject her from the all-male race. This initiative is also the result of a collaboration with El País and Santillana Group.Īll BBVA podcast episodes are available in the following platforms: iVoox, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and . Check out this great listen on Audible.in. ' Aprendemos juntos' is an educational project developed by BBVA to make our brand promise a reality: Creating opportunities. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the events directors who. Kathrine Switzer is known for Marathon Woman 261, Free to Run (2016) and The Los Angeles Marathon (1986). It made me feel so good that I wanted to share it with all the women I knew. Seven years after making history, Switzer won the 1974 New York marathon and placed second in the Boston marathon in 1975.
