Before the 1970s, women were barred from most marathons. At the time, so-called experts believed long distance running was harmful to a woman's reproductive health and some actually claimed running could cause the uterus to fall out.
Such misinformation kept many women from running, but in 1972, the Amateur Athletic Union ruled that women should be allowed to run marathons.
Marathon Day in New York is coming up November 6th! The TCS New York City Marathon will be broadcast to more than 530 million homes around the world, with a Spanish language broadcast being produced nationwide for the first time by ESPN. Joining the talent team for this year's domestic broadcast will be five-time TCS New York City Marathon champion and 13-time Paralympic medalist Kurt Fearnley and running reporter Chris Chavez. Fearnley will be in the broadcast booth as a race analyst for all four professional divisions, and Chavez will make his broadcast debut on the men's moto.
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