First woman to officially run Boston Marathon does it again – 50 years later

Kathrine Switzer, who became women’s rights hero in 1967 after completing all-male race, has run it again aged 70.

A runner who saw off furious race officials to become the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon repeated the feat on Monday, 50 years after first completing the course.

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