Bobbi Gibb
Summary
- 1942 -
- First woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966, at a time when it was believed that women were physically not capable of running a marathon.
Details
- When she applied, she was turned down and told that 'women are physiclogically capable of running marathon distances' even though she was training by running 40miles a day.
- Her fellow male runners and the crowd were very friendly and cheered her on
- By the time she finished the race, word and spread and governer of Massachusetts was at the finish line to shake her hand