Skateboarders and traffic will give way to runners in the Boston Marathon on Monday. (Steven Senne/Associated Press)The 121st running of the Boston Marathon — and the fourth since the bombings — takes place Monday, beginning at 8:50 a.m. when the mobility-impaired competitors set out from Hopkinton, Mass. Bobbi Gibb, who competed unofficially the year before Switzer, will be the grand marshal for the Presidents’ Day race. Fifty years ago, Switzer’s boyfriend had to fend off a race official who sought to physically stop her from running. “It wasn’t until Jock Semple attacked me did everything change.”[Kathrine Switzer broke a Boston Marathon barrier 50 years ago]Switzer won the 1974 New York City Marathon and has done TV commentary of the Boston race for 37 years.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2017 18:46 UTC