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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Men attempt to stop Kathrine Switzer as she runs the 1967 Boston Marathon as the first woman to compete as a participant with a number, inspiring the name of her new activewear brand, 261 Fearless Collection. PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHRINE SWITZER/AP FILE

Groundbreaking marathoner Kathrine Switzer dresses to progress

Laura Porecca January 22, 2015

Writing about marathon running, Haruki Murakami coined this adage: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” Kathrine Switzer is scared of neither. “When you run, you become fearless, not in...

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