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Someone tried to remove her race number
Kathrine Switzer registered for Boston in 1967 using her usual signature, K. V. Switzer. During the race, an official tried to remove her bib. Her companions intervened, and she finished in about four hours and twenty minutes.
An ordinary race number became memorable.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-09