This programme was first broadcast on 13th of January 2021. Apple PodcastsPreview 44 min PLAY Episode 41: Kathrine Switzer, First Woman to Officially Finish the Boston Marathon Clean Sport Collective Running On April 19th, 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially finish the Boston Marathon in a time of 4 hours and 20 minutes. She went on to campaign for women’s official inclusion in the Boston Marathon in 1972, helped create the first women’s road race, and was instrumental in making the women’s marathon an official Olympic event in 1984. Photos of that moment went across the world, and changed Kathrine’s life and the future of the sport. Kathrine was 20 when she signed up for the world famous Boston Marathon using only her initials, but when she was spotted by race official Jock Semple he attacked her, outraged that a woman was running in the men-only event. At this point, John Jock Semple jumped off the following press truck and charged after Switzer. Back then there was a belief that women were physically incapable of doing such long distances, and it could even be dangerous for their health. Switzer and Jock Semple during the 1967 Boston Marathon. ![]() ![]() Kathrine Switzer is a US runner whose dream - back in 1967 - was to be allowed to run a marathon. Just Call Me Jock captures the color and passion of Jocks love for the Boston Marathon, including his side of the Kathrine Switzer Great Chase, when in.
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