Rare Historical Pictures That You Can’t Miss The woman being stopped from running the race in 1967: Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run and complete the male-only Boston Marathon in 1967. Many tried to stop her. Prev Next Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38