In 1967, an irate race official, Jock Semple tried to forcibly remove Kathrine Switzer from the then all-male Boston Marathon simply because she was a woman. Luckily for Switzer, it was the official who was bounced out of the race (by her boyfriend), and she went on to finish.

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Posted in: Features, People, Books in June 2010

An advocate of barefoot running, an explorer, an ultra runner and philosopher, Chris McDougall, author of bestselling Born To Run spent time talking to kindred spirit, runner and writer, Julia Armstrong

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Posted in: Gear, Books in June 2010

“If you don’t think you were born to run, you’re not only denying history, you’re denying who you are”

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