5 Quotes & Sayings By Kathrine Switzer

Kathrine Switzer is an American athlete, journalist and writer. She was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon unofficially in 1967. She became a full-time journalist after completing her degree at New York University. In 1973, she published The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Boston Marathon, a book about the history of the race and its runners that she co-wrote with her husband Paul F Read more

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If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. Kathrine Switzer
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I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad! Kathrine Switzer
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When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders–women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything. Kathrine Switzer
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Life is for participating, not for spectating. Kathrine Switzer