About Kathrine Switzer: Kathrine Virginia "Kathy" Switzer is an American author, television commentator and marathon runner, best known for being the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry, in 1967.
If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.
I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!
Life is for participating, not for spectating.
When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.
