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Kathrine Switzer: 'Girls aren't supposed to be here'

Kathrine Switzer was the first female runner to race in the Boston Marathon in 1967.

She tells 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty the struggle she went through to finish the race.

“He grabbed me and tried to pull off my bib number.â€

Katherine explains how that one moment shaped her future.

“I said ‘I am going to run the rest of my life’â€

This clip is originally from Naga Munchetty on Wednesday 20 July 2022.

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3 minutes

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