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April 19, 1966: Bobbi becomes the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. The morning of the race her mother drove her to the start of the race in Hopkinton. Wearing her brother's Bermuda shorts, Bobbi found a clump of bushes as near to the start as she could. The men's race started. She waited until half the pack had left, then she jumped in and ran all the way to Boston, finishing ahead of two-thirds of the men.
May 12, 1984: Bobbi is commissioned to “sculpt” the top three prizes for the first, second, and third place winners of the first Women’s Marathon Olympic Trials. Bobbi’s figurines stood just under two feet tall and were cast in three metals with the first place statue in gold, which was awarded to Joan Benoit Samuelson. Joan said, "But it's out [only running award on display in her home] because it's a real work of art."
April 1996: Bobbi celebrates 30 years for her historic run; the Boston Marathon turns 100
April 2001: Bobbi runs for ALS, a turning point in her neurological research career.
January 18, 2002: Bobbi Gibb was inducted into the Road Runner Sports Run of Fame
April 2006: Bobbi celebrates 40 years in the Elite Women’s Start: I interviewed Gibb and wrote the following profile when she was in Boston to shoot off the gun for the Elite Women’s start in 2006. http://tinyurl.com/hp557y9
October 2009: Roberta "Bobbi" Gibb, a pioneer in women's marathon running, received the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award, while eight Tufts students also received rewards from the Athletics Department. http://tinyurl.com/yjebext
June 2011: Bobbi Gibb inducted into the Sports Museum of New England Hall of Fame; award presented by Joan Benoit Samuelson http://tinyurl.com/go2qh4c
Summer 2013: What Keeps us Running: Defiance| THE WOMAN WHO CRASHED THE 1966 BOSTON MARATHON HADN’T HEARD THAT FEMALES WERE INCAPABLE OF GOING THE DISTANCE http://tinyurl.com/joyz3aq
April 2015: The Incredible Story of Bobbi Gibb, NYTimes Women in the World: http://tinyurl.com/nb88a5o
June 2015: ALS Squirrel Run to benefit the Angel Fund: http://tinyurl.com/gs6a2ep
April 2016: The 50th year commemorative celebration of Bobbi’s Run! Please see more on the 50th Celebration tab above.
June 2015: ALS Squirrel Run to benefit the Angel Fund: http://tinyurl.com/gs6a2ep
April 2016: The 50th year commemorative celebration of Bobbi’s Run! Please see more on the 50th Celebration tab above.
