Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738213292 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Deseret Morning News, 4/18/09 “The photographs included are amazing, as is her story of how running transformed her life and how she used it to create more opportunities for other women."
Amazon Customer said running of the Boston Marathon and her career and love life. If you're a marathon runner. Enjoyable retelling of Kathrine Switzer's running of the Boston Marathon and her career and love life. If you're a marathon runner, you will likely enjoy this book. If you are not a runner, this book will likely bore you to tears.. P. Power said Woman rising. There were times that I felt Switzer was a bit self-congratulatory, but it didn't overweigh the importance of her story.. An accidental pioneer The battle for women's rights in athletics seems almost quaint and definitely silly now. How could we preclude half of the population from enjoying what men enjoyed since the rise of leisure time? Did medical experts really claim that women couldn't run long distances, or that they couldn't handle the strain of playing full-court basketball? It is easy to forgot what it took to get us to where we are now. So Kathrine Switzer's book, "Marathon Woman," serves as an excellent reminder of those past struggles. The first part of this autobiography, which actually extends only through 198An accidental pioneer WDX2BB The battle for women's rights in athletics seems almost quaint and definitely silly now. How could we preclude half of the population from enjoying what men enjoyed since the rise of leisure time? Did medical experts really claim that women couldn't run long distances, or that they couldn't handle the strain of playing full-court basketball? It is easy to forgot what it took to get us to where we are now. So Kathrine Switzer's book, "Marathon Woman," serves as an excellent reminder of those past struggles. The first part of this autobiography, which actually extends only through 1984, deals with how she became the female to be . , deals with how she became the female to be
Switzer’s energy and drive permeate the pages of this warm, witty memoir as she describes everything from the childhood events that inspired her to succeed to her big win in the 1974 New York City Marathon, and beyond.. In what would become an iconic sports image, Switzer escaped and finished the race. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event’s directors who attempted to violently eject her. This was a watershed moment for the sport, as well as a significant event in women’s history.Including updates from the 2008 Summer Olympics, the paperback edition of Marathon Woman details the life of an incredible, pioneering athlete, and the lasting effect she’s had on women’s sports