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Ваша оценкаA new edition of a sports icon's memoir, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Kathrine Switzer's historic running of the Boston Marathon as the first woman to run.
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event's directors who attempted to violently eject her. In one of the most iconic sports moments, Switzer escaped and finished the race. She made history-and is poised to do it again on the fiftieth ...
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- bonnie_parker1 января 2019 г.Читать далее
In fact, as soon as I began running the distances, I found I no longer had any interest whatsoever in church or organized religion. I became quite critical of what I suddenly felt were unnatural rules and rituals. When I ran, I felt like I was touching God, or God was touching me, every day. So the idea of only finding God one day a week inside a building seemed absurd, when for miles around in open country and wild landscapes I felt God everywhere. I was free, protected, and approved of. The rhythm of running and my own heartbeat tapped out a universal connectedness to the environment that I had never before felt, and I was both exhilarated and humbled by this infusion of my newfound religion.
089 - bonnie_parker1 января 2019 г.
What finally convinced me to try was my nagging sense of knowing I’d never find out how good I could be unless I gave it my all.
068 - bonnie_parker1 января 2019 г.
I sometimes tried to interest my own company, AMF, in women’s sports as a potential growth area. I was getting a lot of publicity as a visionary; you’d think they would have noticed, but I was met only with patronizing smiles. It’s true: you’re never a prophet in your own land — unless you are hired specifically to be the prophet.
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