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Bobbi Gibb - the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
Season 1
Episode 38
Published 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
On an April morning in Boston in 1966, despite being told she was physically incapable of running 20+ miles, Bobbi Gibb slipped into the crowd of 500 runners. Three hours and 21 minutes later, she became the first woman to ever run the fabled Boston Marathon.
Sources
Bobbi Gibb Marathon Pioneer: https://www.sportsmuseum.org/curators-corner/bobbi-gibb-marathon-pioneer/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbi_Gibb
"A Run of One's Own" by Roberta 'Bobbi' Gibb: http://www.runningpast.com/gibb_story.htm
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