It spills over into other sports.”īack then, she said, many people thought women could only run a couple of miles: “Here we are today. “Their courage and fortitude and determination to overcome all the obstacles made this possible for us today and women athletes everywhere. “I am grateful for the pioneering effort they made to make this possible for us today,” she said of her forerunners at the starting line. Valerie Rogosheske, who finished sixth in the 1972 race, will run again this year, along with her daughters, and serve as the honorary starter for the women’s elite field.Īmy Sipe, 46, of Dallastown, Pennsylvania said the anniversary makes this year’s race, her fourth time on the course, more exciting and special. Five of the original eight women are taking part in the celebrations. Nina Kuscsik’s 1972 victory is celebrated this year. Race director Jock Semple tried to shove her off the course. A year later, Kathrine Switzer signed up as “K.V. She finished in 1966 among the unofficial runners known as bandits. The Boston Athletic Association is marking the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s division, though the eight women who lined up alongside the men that year were not the first ones to run the race.īobbi Gibb is acknowledged as the first woman to run Boston. “It’s still not quite normal, but it’s a lot closer to normal,” he said. Gus Ashton, 29, said the crowds last year were great and he’s excited to get back out again and see even more people on the course. It’s the marathon’s traditional spot on the calendar, on the day that commemorates the start of the Revolutionary War.Ībout one-third of the National Guard group marched in October, too. More than 28,000 runners were signed up to run Monday on the Patriots’ Day holiday. The field was smaller for social distancing and the crowds were smaller too, though no less enthusiastic. That was the first fall edition of the marathon.
And the 2021 version was postponed, then held in October. The 2020 race was called off because of the pandemic, the first cancellation since the event began in 1897.
It has been only six months since athletes raced 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) to Copley Square in Boston for the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. McGillivray said it’s “one of the greatest assembled pro fields of all time.”
The wheelchair divisions were to start shortly after 9 a.m., followed by the elite fields.
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