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In the History Books (quite literally)

3/19/2016

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As Bobbi celebrates her historic run of 50 years ago, it is only fitting that she is acknowledged in the classroom for her pioneering contribution to women athletes.

The March 14, 2016 edition of the classroom magazine scholastic.com reports on Bobbi's 1966 running of The Boston Marathon, emphasizing the ground-breaking significance it had to women in general and women's long-distance running in particular.

You can read the full (but short) article at http://magazines.scholastic.com/news/2016/03/Running-Into-History

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Margo karsten
4/18/2016 11:48:47 pm

Please let Bobbi know that I had my 12 year old watch her clip and she was so motivated by her. Thank her for being so inspiring to all of us!

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