Beginner Running Gear Boston Marathon and Runner’s World Health & Injuries, First Ladies of Running: 22 Inspiring Profiles of Rebels, Rule Breakers and Visionaries Who Changed the Sport Forever, during the L.A. Marathon weekend.
The book tells the stories of women who shared a common goal: establish a place for women in running. Fighting to overcome gender and sports-related barriers, the women featured by Burfoot played a huge part in making running a sport enjoyed by everyone.
To help launch the book, Burfoot will moderate a conversation between four decorated female runners at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, February 12. It will take place at the L.A. Marathon Health and Fitness Expo in the Convention Center’s South Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Attending the panel will be these groundbreaking female runners:
Roberta Gibb
• First woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966
Cheryl Treworgy
• First woman to break 2:50 in the marathon
• Mother of bull; First National Marathon Championship winner for women 1974 favorite Shalane Flanagan
Jacqueline Hansen
• Winner of the 1973 Boston Marathon
• Two-time world-record holder in the marathon
• First woman to break 2:40 in the marathon
Judy Ikenberry
• First National Marathon Championship winner for women (1974)
• Fifth-place finisher in the 800 meters at the 1960 Olympic Track Trials
