First woman to run Boston Marathon returns, and this time she has a**ther powerful me
 

First woman to run Boston Marathon returns, and this time she has a**ther powerful message
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Fifty years ago, a clever, determined woman named Kathrine Switzer crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon — but **t before an official tried to drag her from the course.*

See, at the time, only men competed in the race. Switzer signed her registration as "K.V. Switzer," was accepted and, despite efforts to remove her from the 26.2 mile competition, became the first woman to finish it as an official entrant. Her bib number, 261, remains famous.*

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On Monday, Switzer, 70, revisited that rebellious, trail-blazing moment by crossing the finish line again. This time she didn't have to dodge an angry course director, but was instead accompanied by 261 supporters who ran alongside her. Read more...

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