Nor was there a spot on the entry form to select gender. As she tells it, there were no official written rules saying only men could enter the race. Unlike Gibb, Switzer managed to score a bib in 1967 by signing up with her initials, K.V. After all, another woman, Roberta Bingay Gibb, had completed the Boston Marathon in 1966 without a bib.īut the photo exposed the ugly nature of sexism in sports, thrusting Switzer into the spotlight and altering the course of her life. Switzer has said she did not intend to break barriers by entering the race. The 1967 encounter was captured in an iconic photo that turned Switzer into a hero and launched her career as an advocate for women in sports. The 70-year-old finished with an unofficial race time of 4:44:31 and an average mile of 10:51. This was Switzer’s 40th marathon and her ninth time running the Boston race. Monday, 50 years later, Kathrine Switzer crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon wearing the same bib number an official tried to rip off her clothing in the 1967 race. A 20-year-old Syracuse University journalism student made history in 1967 by becoming the first woman to officially enter the Boston Marathon.
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