The 126th Boston Marathon is particularly special, as it marks 50 years since women were first allowed to officially run the race. And back on the course this year is Val Rogosheske, one of the original eight women who helped make that happen in 1972.
, Rogosheske is on another team of eight women, all running in honor of the huge milestone for women's sports. in their communities and the world, including Mary Ngugi, who helped found the Women's Athletic Alliance and raises awareness against domestic violence; Paralympic gold medal winner Manuela Schär; Melissa Stockwell, the first female American soldier to lose a limb in active combat; Sarah Fuller, the first woman student-athlete to suit up for an SEC football game; U.S.
For the first time in the history of the BAA Marathon women were allowed to enter the 26.2-mile run in Boston in 1972. The happy female runners are Nina Kuscik, Boston; Kathy Miller, Syracuse, N.Y.; Elaine Pedersen, San Francisco; Ginny Collins, Boston; Pat Barrett Shore, Athletic Club, N.J.; Frances Morrison, Dallas and Sara Mae Berman of Cambridge, MA.to run the full marathon in 1966 after hiding in a bush until the race began.
Rogosheske finished sixth out of the women's division that year with a time of 4:29:32. The next year, she finished ninth with a time of 3:51:12, and in 1974, she finished the race in eighth place with a time of 3:09:38.
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