Switzer was the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon other women also ran it, at the same time and along the same course as the men, but without being official entrants with numbers.īobbi Gibb was actually the first woman to run the race in 1966. One of the things Switzer says that he shouted at her is “give me those numbers”. Only a few miles into the race, a race official tried to physically pull her off the road you can see the viciousness of his actions coming through even in the photographs in this video here at 1.16.

Switzer managed to sneak past the officials by putting her name down with only her initials. Nothing particularly strange about that you might think, but at that point women weren’t allowed to enter it.

It was at this moment that she knew that she had to run the Boston Marathon if only to prove that women could.***Support The Series***InsideTracker: Get 20% off at : Use code TITLE9 for 20% off your first purchase when you subscribe to any product at /title9Velorosa: Use code FEISTY15 at checkout and receive 15% off an order of full-priced cycling wear at velorosacycling.In 1967 Kathrine Switzer entered the Boston Marathon. After being denied entry to the Boston Marathon by the race director, citing that women were incapable of running this distance, Bobbi ran 40 miles out of anger. At 80 years old, Bobbi reminisces about the restricting stereotypes placed on women in the 50s and how she knew that she had to make a change. And she ran FAST!Sara asks Bobbi about her running journey and her passion for female empowerment. Bobbi snuck her way into the running crowd by jumping out of the bushes next to the start line wearing a bathing suit and men's board shorts. Many of us have heard of Kathrine Switzer, but how many of us have heard of Bobbi Gibb? For the second episode of our limited Title IX series, Sara Gross interviews the very first runner of the 1966 Boston Marathon.

About IX: Setting Women Free with Bobbi Gibb Episode

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