Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi.Ī big thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team who makes this show possible! For more, visit. The Players in this story are Giuliana Mayo, Jim Kalin, Alicia Alunni, and Brian Skipworth. Kathrine Switzers initiatives include the Avon International Running Circuit, a program that includes more than 400 womens competitions in 27 countries and has involved, over time, more than a million participants, helping to finally include the womens marathon in the Olympic Games, which happened, incredibly, only in 1984. This story was written by Abby Sher and narrated by Marilyn Saidman. Sound design and mixing by Brian Skipworth. This story was produced by Giuliana Mayo. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls and is based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Just go to go./dream-on and download for free! This story is from the new Rebel Girls app! You can listen to more stories like this, PLUS all the podcast episodes you know and love. Today, she's a marathon runner and women's sports advocate.
Her accomplishment challenged the world's view of female athletes. Though the race manager tried to pull her off the course, Kathrine pushed on and finished the race. In 1967, she decided to run the Boston Marathon, which was all men at the time. Kathrine Switzer has always loved a challenge.
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