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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.
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At the finish line of the 1967 Boston Marathon, one crabby journalist said it was just a one-off deal and women weren't going to run. Only a 20-year-old who had just run a marathon and was shot full of endorphin would say this but I said that there's going to come a day in our lives when women's running is as popular and as men's.
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.
I do forgive people when they get it right, even people who in the past I thought were unforgivable.
I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!
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.
Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout
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.
All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.
I always say that talent and capability is everywhere, all it needs is opportunity.
