running

The History of Women in the New York City Marathon

Amateur Athletic Union rules in the 1970s didn't sanction any competitive race for women longer than 1.5 miles. Kathrine Switzer and other pioneering women marathoners discuss a half-century of change. 

Protesting with her Feet: The World’s Fastest Middle-Distance Woman versus Sports Governing Bodies

by Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie

A deeper look into athletics, gender, and Caster Semenya.