Recognition came laterSourced
She waited for the start in the bushes
Denied entry to the 1966 Boston Marathon, Bobbi Gibb hid near the start and joined the runners. She finished in 3 hours, 21 minutes and 40 seconds. In 1996, the race officially recognised her three women’s victories from 1966 to 1968.
The running came decades before the recognition.
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