Kathrine Switzer is a popular broadcaster and public speaker as well as an
often-interviewed iconic athlete. For over three decades she has been a
regular television commentator for major marathons and other running events
around the world, including the Olympic, Asian and Commonweath Games and the
Boston, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles Marathons. Her expertise is derived
from years of practice, her love and knowledge of the athletes and of running,
many years of race organization as well as from her own historical
perspective and gut knowledge as a world class runner. Lately, some of her
talks, interviews and broadcasts have appeard on Utube."
After initially launching her memoir 'Marathon Woman' in the USA, Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to
officially run the Boston Marathon, toured her book in New Zealand and talked to NZone Tonight's Annette Lee about it, and what it takes to become a female endurance athlete, July 21, 2008
New York Road Runners CEO Mary Wittenberg and Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, discuss the progress in women's running before the 2008 New York Mini 10k in Central Park, June 6, 2008.
