In 1967, Switzer registered using her initials, which means it wasn’t until she started to run that race officials realized what was happening. They then tried to grab the number off her back and remove her from the race, but she kept going.
In the intervening half century, Switzer has completed 40 marathons–and women’s sports have gone from being an after thought to an expected part of athletic competition. Women compete in the full range of sporting events, even in sports like wrestling and boxing that were considered men-only events not that long ago. Women made up over 45% of the official participants in this Monday’s marathon.
Switzer’s number, 261, was retired after the event, but her effort goes on. Women have made great strides in the last 50 years, but they haven’t achieved full parity with men’s sports yet. And so the long, long run continues.
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