Women running in Marathons

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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	LadyScozz	Report	1 Jul 2013 03:46
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	Have you heard of Kathrine Switzer? I had not, until I saw this........ How a radical incident changed Kathrine Switzer's life. http://bemagazine.com.au/post/inspirational-and-fearless The look on that official's face!!!!!!!!!!
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 3,549 Send Message	Nolls from Harrogate	Report	1 Jul 2013 06:43
	Wow! Never heard of that didn't realise the marathon was for men only back then.. Good for her! Just shows what one person can do! :-D
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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	LadyScozz	Report	1 Jul 2013 08:48
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	I didn't either Nolls. A brave thing for a woman to do back then. I was shocked at the expression on the official's face....... "I'll sort this ***** out" was obvious! As the article says, she's still running in marathons, and she's 66! :-D
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	LadyScozz	Report	1 Jul 2013 12:03
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	nudging, by changing the title :-D
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 13,170 Send Message	Mauatthecoast	Report	1 Jul 2013 12:05
	An inspiration indeed ....and now at 66 :-D
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 24,521 Send Message	Bobtanian	Report	1 Jul 2013 14:17
	LOL Better than " Women running in (S)nickers!!"
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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	LadyScozz	Report	1 Jul 2013 16:44
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	found this on YouTube ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGXvBAmTsY I googled & found lots more.
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 13,170 Send Message	Mauatthecoast	Report	1 Jul 2013 18:48
	Thanks for the link Scozz. The suffragettes would be so proud of Kathrine, as are we :-)
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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 24,521 Send Message	Bobtanian	Report	4 Jul 2013 11:25
	Ah! well, the pun fell flat!!
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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	LadyScozz	Report	4 Jul 2013 12:05
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	pun? Snickers? An ad on tv with women running? eating/wearing (s)nickers? I don't watch much tv, and maybe it's a UK ad?
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 24,521 Send Message	Bobtanian	Report	4 Jul 2013 13:31
	" women running in Marathons" Marathon was the previous name to Snickers"
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