Bobbi Gibb: The Boston Marathon pioneer who raced a lie
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#2Wow, this was a great read! And what an unexpected twist to Switzer's story.
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#3What a hero!
Re: Bobbi Gibb: The Boston Marathon pioneer who raced a lie
#4She didn't just finish, she finished in the top third of the field. 26.2 miles in 3:21:40 is a 7 minutes 42 seconds / mile pace. That still beats the modern-day (last 20 years) men's median time.
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#5Idiotic clickbait headline seeks to insinuate that there was something dishonest about her racing, when in reality her participation broke a false belief (a "lie") that women were physically unable to complete marathons.
Re: Bobbi Gibb: The Boston Marathon pioneer who raced a lie
#6Idiotic clickbait headline seeks to insinuate that there was something dishonest about her racing, when in reality her participation broke a false belief (a "lie") that women were physically unable to complete marathons.
I think they meant raced against a lie, but they left out so many words it's ambiguous now.
Re: Bobbi Gibb: The Boston Marathon pioneer who raced a lie
#7She didn't just finish, she finished in the top third of the field. 26.2 miles in 3:21:40 is a 7 minutes 42 seconds / mile pace. That still beats the modern-day (last 20 years) men's median time.
Better than my current best mile time.
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