The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is please to share our podcast focused on the history of women's running in the United States as told by the key influencers that spurred the modern women's running movement of today. In this podcast, Olympian Amy Begley speaks with influencer Kathrine Switzer.In 1967, Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entrant. For the 2017 Boston Marathon, bib number 261, the same number Switzer was assigned in 1967, was assigned to her as "Switzer, Kathrine V." This marked the 50th anniversary of her historic marathon. The 2017 running was her ninth Boston Marathon. Switzer was leading a team of runners from her nonprofit, 261 Fearless, Inc., which she hopes will connect and empower women through running. Learn more about the RRCA >>