Fifty years later, on April 17, Switzer is returning to the race wearing the same number.įollowing the incident in the now-iconic photo, Switzer went on to complete the marathon in about four hours and 20 minutes. In 1967, a few miles into the Boston Marathon course, 20-year-old Kathrine Switzer was ambushed by race director Jock Semple, who tried to rip her bib - number 261 - off. Photo: Boston Globe/Boston Globe via Getty Images "That's saying that this number really means something.Kathrine Switzer being ambushed during the 1967 Boston Marathon. "It's really fantastic and I'm really, really grateful for that," Switzer said of the recognition, noted WBZ-TV. She said that the 261 bib number also has been retired for the marathon. Switzer told WBZ-TV that 125 people ran with her to raise money for the foundation. Switzer took her experience in the 1967 Boston Marathon to start the 261 Foundation as a supportive community for women to connect and take control of their lives through the freedom of running, according to its website. "If all of this happened in 50 years, imagine what is going to happen in the next 50 years." "I can't thank the streets of Boston, I can't thank the (Boston Athletic Association) enough," Switzer told WBZ-TV. She described Monday's race as a "celebration," according to WBZ-TV. "I just hope my good time today wasn't just because of the tailwind." "It was awesome out there," Switzer said, according to the Globe.
On Monday wearing the same bib number 261, at 70 years old, Switzer finished in 4:44:31, noted the Globe. In 1967, Switzer finished in 4 hours, 20 minutes. Hey Friends, Thanks for all the support along the way! I finished, like I did 50 years ago.
She also posted her finish on social media. "Suddenly, it all comes back to life," Switzer said in the video. Switzer captured the occasion with a video near the spot where Semple attempted to yank her off the course and posted it on her Facebook page.
Switzer's race was immortalized in photos of then race director Jock Semple taking to the course in an attempt to take her bib number away and stop her from running, noted the Boston Globe. Kathrine Switzer, the Boston Marathon pioneer who ran as the first woman registered in the race, returned for the 50th anniversary of the event Monday.
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