Part 2. Where the Spirit Leads: Bobbi Gibb, First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon

"I ran the Boston Marathon out of love. I believe that love is the basis of all meaningful human endeavor. Yet it was a love that was incomplete until it was shared with others." --Bobbi Gibb
In 1966, at a time when it was almost universally believed that women were incapable of running marathon distances, Bobbi Gibb challenged those prejudices and broke the gender barrier by becoming the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. She is recognized by the Boston Athletic Association as the pre-sanctioned era womens winner in 1966, 1967, and 1968 (en.wikipedia.or....