9 Mar 2015 | Blog, Women's endurance running history |
“Nothing is more powerful than a woman’s struggle to run free”. “Nike is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports” tells the stories of women who excelled in sport and broke the mould to push the boundaries of what women were allowed to...
3 Jan 2015 | Blog, Running after fifty |
Over the Christmas period I’ve acquired four books related to running – the first of them is “Running Past 50”. Can we keep running and become “ageless athletes”? “Running Past 50” is by American Richard Benyo, editor of...
9 Nov 2014 | Women's endurance running history, Women's marathon history |
Kathrine Switzer is one of the most famous endurance runners of the twentieth century – not for her performances but for a milestone event. In 1967 she was the first woman to officially enter and complete the Boston Marathon, one of the longest-established marathon...
