In this April 19, 1967, file photo, Kathrine Switzer, of Syracuse, N.Y., center, was spotted early in the Boston Marathon by Jock Semple, center right, who tried to rip the number off her shirt ...

The above photo is an authentic depiction of what happened when Switzer ran the Boston Marathon in 1967, and shows John "Jock" Semple, the man in the suit who was also an organizer attempting to ...

As a 19-year-old college student in the '60s, Switzer made a fateful decision. "I want to run the Boston Marathon this year," she said while training with the men's cross country team at Syracuse ...

Running the Boston Marathon 50 years later. Switzer followed up her love of running and won the 1974 New York City Marathon, although she admits she was never quick enough to be an elite runner.

Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer were the first two women to run the Boston Marathon in the 1960s. Women weren’t officially allowed to compete in the race until 1972.

Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer were the first two women to run the Boston Marathon in the 1960s. Women weren’t officially allowed to compete in the race until 1972.

Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer were the first two women to run the Boston Marathon in the 1960s. Women weren’t officially allowed to compete in the race until 1972.

Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer were the first two women to run the Boston Marathon in the 1960s. Women weren’t officially allowed to compete in the race until 1972.

Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer were the first two women to run the Boston Marathon in the 1960s. Women weren’t officially allowed to compete in the race until 1972.

Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer were the first two women to run the Boston Marathon in the 1960s. Women weren’t officially allowed to compete in the race until 1972.

Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer were the first two women to run the Boston Marathon in the 1960s. Women weren’t officially allowed to compete in the race until 1972.