And on race day, she fired the start gun for the women’s elite field. In addition to holding court at panels and events throughout the weekend, Switzer also held the tape runners break at the Boston Athletic Association Invitational Mile on Saturday and threw out the first pitch at the Red Sox game on Sunday.
The finish capped off a big weekend for Switzer, who ran with 125 charity runners for her 261 Fearless foundation. “It was a race of celebration, and all along people were cheering me,” she told CBS Boston. Kathrine Switzer told her story to producer Caro. (There were 43 women ages 70 and older registered for this year’s marathon.) She said she felt overwhelmingly grateful for the streets of Boston after crossing the finish line. Heading out the door Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members Download the app. Switzer averaged 10:51 per mile and finished eighth in her age group. “I just hope my good time today wasn’t just because of the tailwind.” On Monday, at 70 years old, Switzer finished in 4:44:31, wearing the same bib number - 261.
In 1967, Switzer finished in 4 hours, 20 minutes. Switzer, whose last Boston Marathon was in 1976, ran on Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of becoming the first woman to complete the race with an official bib.
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