24 April 2014
old marathon legend Kathrine Switzer
Kathrine Switzer is a runninglegend.
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We caught up with Kathrine at one of theadidas Runnerssessions from the adidas Studio LDN, 152 Brick Lane, ahead of today’s race to talk sexism, empowerment, and how to uk canada goose run injury free in canada goose store your 70s.
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She says that a friend of hers, who went on to run professionally, was told that she needed to be careful about getting big legs and so would obsessively canada goose uk shop measure her calves.
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And she says that that self belief has stayed cheap Canada Goose with her cheap canada goose uk throughout her life. If she could run one mile, she could run threeor 10or 26.2.
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But Kathrine says that she was ‘incredibly feminine’ and she didn’t want to sacrifice that.
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Why more women should run marathons
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‘They don’t have the time to train. The Iron Man people talk to me about getting more women into it buy canada goose jacket and I’m like “are you kidding me? You’ve got three kids, a dog, a house, a husband, a job and you’re going to train for three hours a day?” I’m sorry, but it doesn’t fit into the equation. If you don’t get that three hour run in every week training for a marathon, you’re not going to make it come the big day.
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