Crossing the Line is Kathrine Switzer's personal story about how she overcame the odds as well as public ridicule to become one of the greatest marathon runners of her time. Not only was this a watershed moment for the sport, it also became a significant event in women's history a force for social change and empowerment for women worldwide. In what would become one of the all-time iconic images in sports, Switzer fought off the director, with the help of her fellow runners, and finished the race. In 1967, as Kathrine Switzer ran in the Boston Marathon, one of the event's directors attacked her, trying to violently eject her from the all-male race. She went on to campaign for women’s official inclusion in the Boston Marathon in 1972, helped create the first women’s road race, and was instrumental in making the women’s marathon an official Olympic event in 1984.The inspiring story of the woman who broke the gender barrier in the marathon and propelled women to the sport's forefront.
Photos of that moment went across the world, and changed Kathrine’s life and the future of the sport. Kathrine was 20 when she signed up for the world famous Boston Marathon using only her initials, but when she was spotted by race official Jock Semple he attacked her, outraged that a woman was running in the men-only event. Back then there was a belief that women were physically incapable of doing such long distances, and it could even be dangerous for their health.
Kathrine Switzer is a US runner whose dream - back in 1967 - was to be allowed to run a marathon.
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