When Katherine Switzer entered the Boston Marathon in 1967, she used her initials on the application form so organizers didn’t know she was a woman. That was in an era when women were considered too fragile to run in races of that distance and weren’t allowed to run in the event.
She finished in 4 hours and 20 minutes despite one race official trying to physically remove her from the race. Today, the majority of race finishers are women.
In advance of this weekend’s Key Bank Vermont City Marathon, we talk with elite runner Kasie Enman and RunVermont Director of Marketing & Communications Jess Cover about the increase in participation of women in the sport.
Also on the program, physical education teacher Greg Carpenter is the author of What Makes Vermont Special: An in-depth look at Vermont State Symbols. He discusses some of the symbols that have and haven’t made the cut.
Plus we reach into our virtual mailbag to read some of your comments.
Broadcast live on Thursday, May 22 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
