50 Years Ago Women Were NOT Allowed to Run Marathons – Kathrine Switzer Defied Being Kicked Out of the Race
Only 50 years ago, women were barred from running marathons in the U.S. Here’s why, and the story of the woman who broke that barrier in 1967. Only 50 years ago women were told they were too fragile to run marathon distances, which were for male runners only. Some experts claimed that women’s health would …