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More Quotes by Kathrine Switzer
I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!
Jock Semple and I were at daggers drawn for five years, even though I kind of forgave him from the get-go. I knew he was an over-stressed race director, I knew he was protecting his race. It took five years because we had to do our homework - meaning we women - we did our legislative work and we officially got into the Boston Marathon. Then, all was forgiven by Jock Semple.
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.
When I go to the Boston Marathon now, I have wet shoulders—women fall into my arms crying. They're weeping for joy because running has changed their lives. They feel they can do anything.
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.
Life is for participating, not for spectating.
Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967.
A picture, of Jock Semple kissed me,appeared in The New York Times the next day after Boston Marathon in 1973, and the caption was "The end of an era.
All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.
1967 race in Boston changed not just my life, but millions of women's lives. There are also things that, when you get older, resonate more.
