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And who at the 2016 Olympics in Rio-and not without some struggle- became the first Canadian woman to compete in the 10,000m and the marathon at the same Olympic Games. Runners like London, Ontario-born Lanni Marchant who in October 2013 set the record for Canadian women’s marathon in Toronto with a time of 2:28:00. Today, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, we want to honour the women who set the pace for today’s female runners, and the women who continue to set records and break down barriers. She still holds the time fastest times for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon and the Olympic Marathon. Joan Samuelson ran that year, and holds the title for first-ever women’s Olympic marathon champion. But, it wasn’t until 1984 that a women’s marathon was introduced to the Summer Olympics. These women paved the way female runners to join the world stage. One year later, in 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with an official numbered entry. She holds the title of first woman to run in a marathon, unofficially. Yet, under the guise of a male runner, she ran and finished the race. The rules, social norms and expectations forbade women from entering the race. Roberta Louise “Bobbi” Gibb decided to run in the Boston Marathon, with a few more obstacles stacked against her. The kilometres ahead the only thing standing between them and victory. Training plans with ASICS Runkeeper Go™īorn to Run: the first female marathonersīack in 2016, 25,766 women were pounding the pavement at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, sweating their way to the finish line.