In 2000, she received the Fred Lebow Award from Road Runners Club of America. Also in 1997 she won the first Emmy Award for her commentary at the Los Angeles Marathon, and she also published her first book called Running and Walking for Women over 40. In 1977, she created the Avon International Running Circuit, a worldwide series of women ’ s races that paved the way for the women ’ s marathon becoming an Olympic event, in 1984. Then in 1975 she ran the Boston Marathon again in two hours fifty one minutes and thirty seconds, this time with women and men. She ran the New York Marathon in three hours seven minutes and twenty nine seconds in 1974. She got divorced from Tom Miller in 1973, and in 1987 she married Roger Robinson. Then in 1972 she earned her master ’ s degree. In 1968 she earned her bachelor ' s degree and married Tom Miller.

In 1967, she entered into the all male Boston Marathon. She transferred to Syracuse University in 1966 and began training with the men ’ s cross country team and began running longer distances. She took track while attending Lynchburg College and competed in a handful of short - distance events available to women at the time.

Her family returned to the United States in 1949, and grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia. January 5, 1947 Kathrine Switzer was born in Amberg, Germany.

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