#256: Conversation with Running Icon Kathrine Switzer
About this episode
Sarah and co-host Dimity delightedly welcome back to the pod Kathrine Switzer, the pioneer in women’s running best known as the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a registered runner with a bib number. On Monday, April 17, Kathrine will once again run the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton, MA, to Boston to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her historic feat. In this interview recorded in March, Kathrine recounts nearly being pulled off the race course in 1967, when the race director realized she was a female. She talks about how that captured-on-film incident—which she describes as “a radicalizing—and an inspiring—experience” —captured the public imagination. Kathrine and the mother runners talk about the “inherent stressfulness” of big marathons, and she reveals what her 26.2 training looks like now, at age 70, versus as a college student half a century ago. Kathrine talks about helping other women “find their fearless” through the global community she founded, 261 Fearless. And Kathrine talks about the...
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get every episode summarized
Each time Another Mother Runner publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Another Mother Runner
The Case for Quitting with Lindsay Crouse
Another Mother Runner
Miles of Books: Four Strong Novels, Including One with a Dog Protagonist (!)
Another Mother Runner
Coach Chris Bennett on Starting to Run—and Getting Better
Another Mother Runner
Miles of Books: Tiny Experiments + Tiny Habits
Another Mother Runner