Kathrine Switzer, one of the greatest icons in sports, has been an authority on running and women's fitness for over forty years. She is best known for pioneering the official entrance of women into the marathon, beginning with her epoch-making run in the previously all-male Boston Marathon in 1967, and went on to become a world-ranked athlete and the winner of the 1974 New York Marathon.
Switzer is an Emmy-award winning television commentator, having covered a continuous string of the sport's major events, including the Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles marathons, as well as the Olympic and Goodwill Games. Her first book, Running and Walking for Women Over 40, has sold over 100,000 copies. She lives in New Paltz, NY.
"Marathon Woman is told with humor and style and is as uplifting
and inspirational as was her run back in 1967."
--George A. Hirsch, marathoner and chairman of the New York Road
Runners
"A thoughtfully written memoir...[Switzer is] still running strong;
she's headed back to Boston this year to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of her 1967 pioneering run, making this a perfect time
to brush up on running history."
--Mother Runner
"As the father of a young daughter, I am forever grateful that
Kathrine had the courage to step out on that racecourse back in
1967, blaze a path that has strengthened and endured for five
decades and shows no sign of slowing down, just like Kathrine
herself. Marathon Woman is timeless, as is she."--Dean Karnazes,
Ultramarathoner and NY Times bestselling author
"As we celebrate so many advancements for women, now we celebrate
50 years since Kathrine Switzer busted through the glass starting
line. In her captivating memoir, Marathon Woman, she reminds us of
the gift we have, and the responsibility we have to share it,
celebrate it, and be grateful for it."--Kristin Armstrong,
Contributing Editor for Runner's World, author, Mile Markers: The
26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run
"At times laugh-out-loud funny, at others inspirational and
educational, this is the incredible story of Kathrine Switzer's
gutsy fight for women to be allowed to participate in long-distance
running. By relating her own passion for running, Kathrine is bound
to ignite yours!"--Lisa Jackson, Contributing Editor to Women's
Running UK magazine, best-selling author of Your Pace or Mine? and
Running Made Easy; and veteran of 105 marathons
"Kathrine Switzer clearly propelled women running in to the global
phenomena it is today and the struggle she endured even before
Chapter IX Is the stuff strong women are made of."--Gloria Ratti,
Vice President, Boston Athletic Association
"Kathrine Switzer gives us all a huge life lesson on how to turn
negatives into positives. It's about always showing up, working
hard, and never, ever quitting."--Meb Keflezighi, Olympic Marathon
Silver Medal, 4-time Olympian, New York City and Boston Marathon
Champion, author, Meb for Mortals and Run To Overcome
"Kathrine Switzer helped change women's running forever. She tells
her story--full of surprises, unexpected twists, setbacks, and
Olympic triumphs--with a mix of humor and sharply-recalled anecdote
that never fails to engage."--Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon
winner; author, First Ladies of Running; Editor at Large, Runner's
World
"Kathrine Switzer is a living metaphor of strength and courage,
inspiring millions of girls and women to turn You can't into I can.
Since that pivotal moment fifty years ago, she has shown us the
power we each have to use our personal experiences to create lives
of meaning and purpose."--Elizabeth Kunz, CEO, & Kathryn Thompson,
COO, Girls on the Run International
"Kathrine Switzer is the spiritual leader, emotional center,
activist spark plug and intellectual depth of the global women's
running boom. Marathon Woman is simply a page-turning must
read."
--Margaret Webb, author, Older Faster Stronger: What Women Runners
Can Teach Us All About Living Younger Longer and running blogger at
MargaretWebb.com
"Marathon Woman is infused with grace and humor, determination and
inspiration. And unlike a real marathon--26.2 miles that can
stretch on seemingly forever--we didn't want this book to ever
end!"
--Dimity McDowell & Sarah Bowen Shea, runners and authors of Run
Like a Mother, Train Like a Mother and founders of "Another Mother
Runner"
"Perhaps the best that can be said of any of us is that we have
made a difference. Kathrine has, and we see it at the Boston
Marathon every year."
--Tom Grilk, Executive Director, Boston Athletic Association, 2:49
marathoner, and perennial Boston Marathon finish line announcer
"Women all over the world run, and it is due, in large part, to
Kathrine's efforts."--Joann Flaminio, 1st woman President of the
Boston Athletic Association, overseer of the Boston Marathon
Running may be the connective tissue, but the true essence of
Kathrine's journey is a passage to a bigger world. Fifty years ago
Kathrine opened the door and literally thousands of women ran
through.
--Bart Yasso, Chief Running Officer, Runners World; author, My Life
On The Run
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