Danielle

Yeah. Don't tell me what to do, especially when she specifically reached out to them because she knows that she's capable. right, and to receive a letter from someone who has never met you before, has never seen you, does not know what you're capable of, to blatantly state, women are not capable, Yeah. No, you cannot enter. Yeah. With not knowing her at all.

She entered the race. That's our parents were teenagers and and young kids at that point. You know, these are it's not that long ago. Yeah. Well, anyway, this letter fueled Bobby's competitive fire, and her rage turned into determination. She trained alone in nurse's shoes, which were the only comfortable footwear available to women at the time, and she had no running clothes.

She entered the race. That's our parents were teenagers and and young kids at that point. You know, these are it's not that long ago. Yeah. Well, anyway, this letter fueled Bobby's competitive fire, and her rage turned into determination. She trained alone in nurse's shoes, which were the only comfortable footwear available to women at the time, and she had no running clothes.

She entered the race. That's our parents were teenagers and and young kids at that point. You know, these are it's not that long ago. Yeah. Well, anyway, this letter fueled Bobby's competitive fire, and her rage turned into determination. She trained alone in nurse's shoes, which were the only comfortable footwear available to women at the time, and she had no running clothes.

But she was running recreationally for up to 40 miles at a time. Recreationally. Recreationally. Just for a light jog, she went 40 miles. Wow. As the race was approaching, she began the 3,000-plus mile journey from San Diego to Boston, despite her husband's disapproval.

But she was running recreationally for up to 40 miles at a time. Recreationally. Recreationally. Just for a light jog, she went 40 miles. Wow. As the race was approaching, she began the 3,000-plus mile journey from San Diego to Boston, despite her husband's disapproval.

But she was running recreationally for up to 40 miles at a time. Recreationally. Recreationally. Just for a light jog, she went 40 miles. Wow. As the race was approaching, she began the 3,000-plus mile journey from San Diego to Boston, despite her husband's disapproval.

She spent four days cooped up on a Greyhound bus, stopping for a pair of men's running shoes along the way, and could barely walk by the time she got out.

She spent four days cooped up on a Greyhound bus, stopping for a pair of men's running shoes along the way, and could barely walk by the time she got out.

She spent four days cooped up on a Greyhound bus, stopping for a pair of men's running shoes along the way, and could barely walk by the time she got out.

I love the support that she got when she finally got there. You know, she has this official letter that says you're not capable, but then other people in the community see her and rally around her and support her in those moments, which I think is really exciting and She's told she couldn't and she does. And she does it better than almost two thirds.

I love the support that she got when she finally got there. You know, she has this official letter that says you're not capable, but then other people in the community see her and rally around her and support her in those moments, which I think is really exciting and She's told she couldn't and she does. And she does it better than almost two thirds.

I love the support that she got when she finally got there. You know, she has this official letter that says you're not capable, but then other people in the community see her and rally around her and support her in those moments, which I think is really exciting and She's told she couldn't and she does. And she does it better than almost two thirds.

She does better than two thirds of everyone who ran the marathon.

She does better than two thirds of everyone who ran the marathon.

She does better than two thirds of everyone who ran the marathon.

So pivoting back to Catherine's story, we've talked about Bobby. She was the first person to unofficially run the Boston Marathon. But Catherine is preparing to do that officially. And the days leading up to the race, shortly after signing up, Catherine's boyfriend, an ex-American football player and nationally-ranked

So pivoting back to Catherine's story, we've talked about Bobby. She was the first person to unofficially run the Boston Marathon. But Catherine is preparing to do that officially. And the days leading up to the race, shortly after signing up, Catherine's boyfriend, an ex-American football player and nationally-ranked

So pivoting back to Catherine's story, we've talked about Bobby. She was the first person to unofficially run the Boston Marathon. But Catherine is preparing to do that officially. And the days leading up to the race, shortly after signing up, Catherine's boyfriend, an ex-American football player and nationally-ranked

hammer thrower, who they called Big Tom Miller, announced that he was also going to run but didn't need to train because, quote, if a girl can run a marathon, I can run a marathon. John Leonard, a friend from the cross-country team, also signed up and completed their team of four.