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For years, the number 261 has stood for women’s ability to break barriers in running—it’s the bib numberwore when she became the first registered woman to run the Boston Marathon, in 1967.
More than five decades later, Switzer serves as founder and board chair for this organization that connects female runners around the globe. Programs include non-competitive running events; a coaching certification that focuses on teaching healthy, sustainable running habits to women; and local clubs that meet for runs, of which there are now 23 and counting, in locations from Albania to Kansas City to Zambia.
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