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Un Miglio Al Giorno

Un Miglio Al Giorno “A Mile A Day” is the title of the Italian children’s book authored by Silvia Pillin. In my own book Marathon Woman, I tell the story of my dad encouraging me at age  12 to run a...

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Boston Globe Podcast

Thank you so much to the Boston Globe team for this great interview in anticipation of the Boston 10K for Women hosted by REI this upcoming weekend! Check out this little preview of the podcast below!...

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10K Personal Record!

Yippee! I finally did it. I finally broke 60 minutes in 10K for the first time in 6 years! 58:34 in the Boston 10K for Women!! What a wonderful event this was. I’ve known about it for 47 years, and...

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Give to Women and Girls Day

TODAY is #GiveToWomenAndGirls Day! Together, we can grow giving to women and girls.  Join us: https://give2womenandgirlsday.org/  I’m so thrilled that the National Women’s Hall of Fame...

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Globe Rhode Island Podcast

“If you want to lift a woman up, show her how to run.” I love the Globe Rhode Island Report podcast when RMH Providence Running Club Coach Bob Rothenberg sat down with Boston Globe Rhode Island...

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“She’s Brave” Podcast

“Kathrine Switzer, the first official woman to run the Boston Marathon is not only a woman of great courage and resilience but tremendous forgiveness. Her book, Marathon Woman is being made into a...

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NYC Marathon Panel: Where are Women Coaches?

You’re invited to a special panel that will be on Saturday, Nov 4, at 2 pm on the Citizen’s Stage at the @NYCMarathon Expo @ the Jakob K. Javits Convention Center! Free and open to the public, this is...

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261 Fearless at the NYCM!

Congratulations to all the @261Fearless Charity Team runners in the @NYCMarathon! I was cheering for you! I’m so grateful for you and all who support you! Kathrine

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Growing Bolder: Marathon Runner and Activist Kathrine Switzer; Director and...

Resilience and risk taking. Meaning and mission. Passion and perseverance. Growing Bolder is not just media, it’s a movement. Through its TV and radio shows, magazine, website and popular social media...

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Kathrine Switzer Reveals When It’s Okay to Break the Rules

The women’s rights pioneer has been challenging the status quo for over 50 years. Here’s how she gets it done.

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Why Discipline Outshines Motivation For Effective Leadership

Transformation isn’t a product of sporadic bursts of motivation but the result of meticulous discipline and structured routines. For instance, preparing your running gear the night before eliminates...

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Greatest female runners of all time 

Below we are discussing the greatest female runners who have etched their names in history books.  

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Amanda Gorman, Des Linden, and Others Combine Forces to Announce the Every...

More than half of female runners feel like races cater to men more than women, and this marathon aims to defy that statistic.

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Let’s Go, Girls: Every Woman’s Marathon Is Designed By Women, For Women

The weekend retreat in Savannah, Georgia, will culminate with 26.2 miles.

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Why Kathrine Switzer Forgave the Man Who Attacked Her at the Boston Marathon

No matter how fast she’s going, Kathrine Switzer always gets the job done. As the first American woman to officially finish the Boston Marathon in 1967, Switzer has dedicated her life to carving out...

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Mercedes-Benz International Women’s Day Commercial – One of Many

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The Revolutionary Event That Has Expanded What We Know Women Are Capable Of

What would women be able to achieve if they were truly supported to do so?  What new frontiers could open if they were given the same tools, training, data and support as men? What if they were told...

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Boston Marathon’s magical tradition lifts spirits ahead of race day

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“Women are Unbelievable.” Kathrine Switzer on International Women’s Day.

Kathrine Switzer has done more for women in running than arguably anyone else in our sport. Overcoming a tackle from the Boston Marathon race director in 1967, she became the first woman with a bib to...

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Filipinas prove endurance has no gender

There was a time when women were prohibited from running marathons because it was widely believed that such a strenuous activity would make their uterus fall. This sounds hilarious now but this was...

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