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Kathrine Switzer

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Name: Kathrine Switzer

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Speakers and award winners inspire conference audience

On Thursday, April 25, attendees at the "No Limits: Conference for Women" hosted annually by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce (GHWCC) heard presentations from three nationally recognized women, C-Suite and corporate board leaders and successful ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - May 15 2013]

Entities: Limits, Sheryl WuDunn, Leadership, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Marlo Thomas: The Curious History of Women Who "Passed" As Men In Pursuit of a Dream

Of the many things I can't imagine myself doing -- like jumping out of an airplane -- I'd have to say that posing as a man would be pretty difficult for me. And who'd believe it? I'd make such a tiny little guy.Before Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, Julie ... [Published Huffington Post - May 03 2013]

Entities: Murray Hall, Billy Tipton, Marlo Thomas

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Marathon Notebook: Running heavyweights give their take on bombings

CHAMPAIGN — Running close on the heels of the Boston Marathon, the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon certainly has felt the shock waves of the April 15 bombings on Boylston Street.Extra security will be in place today when the fifth edition of Champaign-Urbana's ... [Published News Gazette - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Marathon, Bombing, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Local, national leaders celebrate success at Houston Women’s Chamber conference

“No Limits” was the theme of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce’s fifth annual conference. The event celebrated women who didn’t let gender barriers stop their success and reminded all women that success is always possible.Keynote speakers ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Andrea White, Houston (Texas, United States), Michelle Lopez

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

1,170th Place, and Worth it

In the days following the Boston Marathon bombing, I read several well-written stories about why amateur runners train for hours each week to prepare for grueling races. Why suffer for so long for so little recognition? It’s a good question, and reminded ... [Published Flathead Beacon - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Bombing, Kathrine Switzer, Marathon

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Kathrine Switzer: The Boston Marathon

Kathrine Switzer was the first female to run as a numbered entry in the Boston Marathon in 1967, and this year she commentated the marathon and was in Boston when the bombing occurred. She spoke with Murray Deaker. ... [Published Newstalk ZB - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Kathrine Switzer, Boston Marathon, Marathon, Bombing, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Commentary: Boston Marathon’s holy ground and sacred bonds

When it comes to running, America often looks like a country of apostles and apostates.For true believers such as Olympian Ryan Hall, marathons assume an almost-biblical importance."I have heard stories and had personal experiences in my own running when ... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Boston Marathon, Marathon, Kathrine Switzer, Mecca

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 12 reports

Boston Marathon?s holy ground and sacred bonds

(RNS) When it comes to running, America often looks like a country of apostles and apostates.For true believers like Olympian Ryan Hall, marathons assume an almost-biblical importance. “I have heard stories and had personal experiences in my own running ... [Published Religion News Service - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Marathon, Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer, Mecca, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

NZ runners tell of shock, chaos

* Wellington runner Andrew Wharton and his wife were met with "chaotic" scenes when they were evacuated from their hotel close to where the explosions were. "It was pretty loud, it shook the hotel, and it was right there. As we were evacuated we walked ... [Published New Zealand Herald - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Detonation, Kathrine Switzer, Marathon, New Zealand, Chaos

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

Tech world wrestles with how to respond to tragedy

Sign up for our weekly newsletters, and you’ll get the latest insights from our Dylan's Desk and DeanBeat columns before they’re published on VentureBeat.When a tragedy hits, we all struggle to figure out what to do. It’s hard to sit at your desk, thousands ... [Published Venturebeat - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Marathon, Bruce Schneier

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

Boston Marathon: The Scot behind the originals of Massachusetts race event

Facebook Tweet GoogleMarathon man: Clydebank's Jock Semple was one of the leading lights in Boston Marathon development.Brian McAuslandJock Semple would have been horrified by the events in and around the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday night ... [Published Stv.tv - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer, Scotland

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

The Boston Marathon: All My Tears, All My Love

By Jen Chiou "Like a scar across someone’s face, the bombing will now be a part of the Boston Marathon, but also like a scar, we have to remember it’s only a part. If this bombing will always be a part of the Boston Marathon, then so is Kathrine Switzer. ... [Published Good Magazine - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer, Bombing

Quotes

"running is about freedom, and it will never be stopped" said Switzer, who in 1967 became the first female to officially enter and finish the Boston Marathon...

Marathon Notebook: Running heavyweights give their take on bombings [Published News Gazette - Apr 27 2013]

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Speakers and award winners inspire conference a... [Published Cleveland Advocate - May 15 2013]
The Bankie behind the original'run for Boston' [Published Clydebank Post - May 12 2013]
Marlo Thomas: The Curious History of Women Who ... [Published Huffington Post - May 03 2013]
Local, national leaders celebrate success at Ho... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Apr 27 2013]
Marathon Notebook: Running heavyweights give th... [Published News Gazette - Apr 27 2013]
1,170th Place, and Worth it [Published Flathead Beacon - Apr 25 2013]
Greater Houston Conference for Women this Thursday [Published Cleveland Advocate - Apr 24 2013]
Tragedy doesn't warrant religious persecution [Published Northern Star - Apr 22 2013]
Kathrine Switzer: The Boston Marathon [Published Newstalk ZB - Apr 21 2013]
Argus Abroad: Shockwaves [Published Wesleyan Argus - Apr 20 2013]
Marathon bombings struck on holy ground [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 20 2013]
Commentary: Boston Marathon’s holy ground and s... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Apr 19 2013]
Malaysia Women Marathon sees participants from ... [Published thestar.com.my - Apr 18 2013]
Though scarred, the race will--must--go on [Published Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - Apr 17 2013]
ow.ly/k89FW [Published Religion News Service - Apr 17 2013]
Boston Marathon?s holy ground and sacred bonds [Published Religion News Service - Apr 16 2013]
Why the Boston bombings won't keep runners [Published Yahoo! News - Apr 16 2013]
Tech world wrestles with how to respond to tragedy [Published Venturebeat - Apr 16 2013]
Tech world wrestles with how to respond to tragedy [Published Venturebeat - Apr 16 2013]
Opinion: From joyous event to ‘a tragedy of epi... [Published North Jersey.com - Apr 16 2013]
Boston in every runner's heart [Published News Gazette - Apr 16 2013]
Boilermaker& Beyond- Remember Boston! [Published Observer-Dispatch - Apr 16 2013]
Why the Boston bombings won't keep runners away... [Published The Week Magazine - Apr 16 2013]
NZ runners tell of shock, chaos [Published New Zealand Herald - Apr 16 2013]
Kiwis caught in chaos tell of eerie scenes [Published stuff.co.nz - Apr 16 2013]
Marathons Should Still Inspire [Published Newser - Apr 16 2013]
Sandip Roy: Boston Marathon: A Runner Remembers [Published Huffington Post - Apr 16 2013]
Boston Marathon: The Scot behind the originals ... [Published Stv.tv - Apr 16 2013]
Dave Zirin: All My Tears, All My Love [Published ZNet - Apr 16 2013]
Five Angles That Would Have Improved Cable News... [Published Think Progress - Apr 16 2013]

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Tech world wrestles with how to respond to tragedy [Published Venturebeat - Apr 16 2013] Sign up for our weekly newsletters, and you’ll get the latest insights from our Dylan's Desk and DeanBeat columns before they’re published on VentureBeat.When a tragedy hits, we all struggle to figure out what to do. It’s hard to sit at your desk, thousands ...
Tech world wrestles with how to respond to tragedy [Published Venturebeat - Apr 16 2013] Sign up for our weekly newsletters, and you’ll get the latest insights from our Dylan's Desk and DeanBeat columns before they’re published on VentureBeat. When a tragedy hits, we all struggle to figure out what to do. It’s hard to sit ...
Five Angles That Would Have Improved Cable News... [Published Think Progress - Apr 16 2013] After two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon yesterday, we got a clinic in the weaknesses of cable news as a format for covering breaking disaster news. In the absence of new, verifiable information to report minute-by-minute, ...
The Boston Marathon's spirit of openness horrib... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Apr 16 2013] Running is a force for good; marathon a sport of good will. Now, all that feels violated by this modern murder Some hours ago, bombs killed three and injured scores of people at the finish line of the Boston Marathon . I feel as if my own family has ...
‘If you are losing faith in human nature, go ou... [Published Ezra Klein - Apr 16 2013] My wife has been training for a marathon. She leaves the house early in the morning and runs for hours and hours. She comes home tired and sore. And then she does it again. And again. And again. Caity Brown, left, of Yorktown, Va., and her friend ...