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When I finished the Boston race in 1967, there were two things I wanted to do. I wanted to become a better athlete because my first marathon was 4:20. In those days, that was considered a jogging time and I knew people were going to tease me. But I was more fascinated with what women could do if they only had the chance.
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Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967.
If you feel positive, you have a sense of hope. If you have hope, you can have courage.
I do forgive people when they get it right, even people who in the past I thought were unforgivable.
Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.
All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.
A lack of forgiveness is a waste of time and it's very enriching to forgive and move on but those are things that come with time.
I always say that talent and capability is everywhere, all it needs is opportunity.
What I've done in this older part of my life is I started foundation called 261 Fearless, named after my old ,1967 Boston Marathon, bib number.I thought we could create training and a communicative, non-judgmental platform, in a movement to let them know they're not alone. Then fearless women can reach out to help women who are fearful and take that first step using the vehicle of running because it's transformational. It works for every woman every time.
I said that there's going to come a day in our lives when women's running is as popular and as men's. Looking back, I obviously had a great sense of vision. And I was right.
When I forgave Jock Semple on Heartbreak Hill, I also got really cross with women. I couldn't understand why they didn't get it, why they didn't know that running was so cool and why they weren't in the race as well. Then I thought to myself "How stupid can you be? You've had so much encouragement and motivation and these women haven't."
