Her finishing time means she qualifies to enter into the race again. “So I just dialled back, walked through all the water stations, I did eight interviews along the course, took it easy and then rolled it down Boylston Street to the finish and I surprised myself with a good time so maybe I’m in a lot better condition than I thought.” Switzer says going in to the race she didn’t know what to expect. “I was busy doing interviews and getting not very much sleep.” “Because the story is so compelling it seems to have taken on a life of its own, which is really great for my foundation 261 Fearless. She was absolutely exhausted going in to the race as she had been flat out with media interviews. Speaking to Lynn Freeman from Boston, Switzer says it was an exciting time. Today she's joined by 125 other runners from around the world raising money under the banner 261 Fearless, her organisation enabling women to take part in non-competitive running. Switzer was told no woman could ever run the Boston Marathon, and was man-handled for doing so back in 1967.
Listen to Kathrine Switzer talk to Lynn Freeman after completing the Boston Marathon
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