She has run 35 marathons, winning the 1974 and ’75 New York City Marathon and reaching No. The incident is, in part, the reason Switzer has dedicated her multifaceted career to creating opportunities for women. Switzer is best known as the woman who challenged the all-male tradition of the Boston Marathon, creating uproar when a race official tried to forcibly remove her from the competition. The Fresno marathon is a Boston qualifier. 9, Fresno’s first full marathon, run in conjunction with the seventh annual Trail of 2 Cities Half Marathon. Switzer will be in Fresno to participate in the Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon on Nov. Her talk is presented by the university’s Women’s Studies Program. 7 at California State University, Fresno’s Satellite Student Union. Kathrine Switzer, who in 1967 was the first woman to officially enter and run in the Boston Marathon, will give a free public lecture at 7 p.m.
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