Strength for the Next Mile
On April 19, 1967, twenty-year-old Kathrine Switzer pinned bib number 261 to her gray sweatshirt and lined up at the start of the Boston Marathon...
This is a contemporary on courage and perseverance, drawing on Philippians 4:13.
On April 19, 1967, twenty-year-old Kathrine Switzer pinned bib number 261 to her gray sweatshirt and lined up at the start of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. She had registered as "K. V. Switzer," and no one questioned it. Women were barred from officially entering the race. Around mile four, race official Jock Semple charged at her from behind, grabbing her shoulder and shouting, "Get out of my race!"…
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