Kathrine Switzer became a running icon in the 1967 Boston Marathon when she became the first woman to officially run the race.
Now, her DNA has been made into a fragrance by Equinox aptly named “Eau de Blood, Sweat and Tears.”
“It’s a once in a lifetime experience, and I would say it’s moving, slightly surreal and also quite amusing,” says Switzer, 71, about the fragrance, which is part of Equinox‘s The Commitment Collection. “I am moved by the idea that they wanted to take such a personal story and incorporate it into an item that represents a positive message for all.
Now, her DNA has been made into a fragrance by Equinox aptly named “Eau de Blood, Sweat and Tears.”
“It’s a once in a lifetime experience, and I would say it’s moving, slightly surreal and also quite amusing,” says Switzer, 71, about the fragrance, which is part of Equinox‘s The Commitment Collection. “I am moved by the idea that they wanted to take such a personal story and incorporate it into an item that represents a positive message for all.
- 1/23/2018
- by Melody Chiu
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday morning, Kathrine Switzer approached the two-mile mark on the Boston Marathon course, and though there were many more to go, she’d already hit a personal milestone.
The 70-year-old was the first woman to ever run the marathon with a bib back in 1967 – albeit controversially.
At the time, women did not participate in the annual race, despite there being no written rules against it, according to CNN.
Switzer entered under her initials, K.V., keeping her gender ambiguous. On race day, though, Switzer says she wasn’t attempting to hide her femininity. She told CNN she put on lipstick and earrings,...
The 70-year-old was the first woman to ever run the marathon with a bib back in 1967 – albeit controversially.
At the time, women did not participate in the annual race, despite there being no written rules against it, according to CNN.
Switzer entered under her initials, K.V., keeping her gender ambiguous. On race day, though, Switzer says she wasn’t attempting to hide her femininity. She told CNN she put on lipstick and earrings,...
- 4/17/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
To help sift through the increasing number of new releases (independent or otherwise), the Weekly Film Guide is here! Below you’ll find basic plot, personnel and cinema information for all of this week’s fresh offerings.
Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list below, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.
See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for July 2016
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, July 15. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.
Wide
Ghostbusters
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Bill Murray, Charles Dance, Elizabeth Perkins, Sigourney Weaver
Synopsis: A paranormal researcher (Melissa McCarthy), a physicist (Kristen Wiig), a nuclear engineer (Kate McKinnon) and a subway worker (Leslie Jones...
Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list below, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.
See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for July 2016
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, July 15. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.
Wide
Ghostbusters
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Bill Murray, Charles Dance, Elizabeth Perkins, Sigourney Weaver
Synopsis: A paranormal researcher (Melissa McCarthy), a physicist (Kristen Wiig), a nuclear engineer (Kate McKinnon) and a subway worker (Leslie Jones...
- 7/15/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Documentary due for theatrical release in Belgium, France and Switzerland this spring.
Paris-based distribution and sales company Jour2fête has secured several deals on Pierre Morath’s Free To Run, charting the growth of running from elite to mainstream sport.
The title has sold to the UK and Ireland (Studiocanal), Germany and Austria (Dcm), Australia and New Zealand (Madman Entertainment), ex-Yugoslavia and Albania (Demiurg) and Greece (Danaos).
In previously announced deals, the film has also been picked up for Switzerland (Outside the Box), France (Jour2fête) and Belgium (Imagine Films), which are planning releases in February, April and May respectively.
Morath’s film explores the history of running as a sport through the stories of pioneering figures like Steve Prefontaine, Fred Lebow and Kathrine Switzer – the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967, and the creators of cult magazine Spiridon.
Paris-based distribution and sales company Jour2fête has secured several deals on Pierre Morath’s Free To Run, charting the growth of running from elite to mainstream sport.
The title has sold to the UK and Ireland (Studiocanal), Germany and Austria (Dcm), Australia and New Zealand (Madman Entertainment), ex-Yugoslavia and Albania (Demiurg) and Greece (Danaos).
In previously announced deals, the film has also been picked up for Switzerland (Outside the Box), France (Jour2fête) and Belgium (Imagine Films), which are planning releases in February, April and May respectively.
Morath’s film explores the history of running as a sport through the stories of pioneering figures like Steve Prefontaine, Fred Lebow and Kathrine Switzer – the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967, and the creators of cult magazine Spiridon.
- 2/16/2016
- ScreenDaily
Early in the documentary Half the Road, director and professional cyclist Kathryn Bertine interviews Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon — at a time (1967) when people believed that women who ran more than 800 meters would jostle their wombs loose.
As she puts it, "I can say, categorically, my uterus did not fall out." In the ensuing decades, not enough has changed in the perception of female athletes, a fact Bertine aims to alter by profiling women cyclists who push their bodies to achieve extraordinary feats of endurance despite a lack of media attention, respect, and sponsorship.
Most compelling are Nichole Wangsgard, a professor of special education who lived in the closet with her partner in order to safeguard her racing care...
As she puts it, "I can say, categorically, my uterus did not fall out." In the ensuing decades, not enough has changed in the perception of female athletes, a fact Bertine aims to alter by profiling women cyclists who push their bodies to achieve extraordinary feats of endurance despite a lack of media attention, respect, and sponsorship.
Most compelling are Nichole Wangsgard, a professor of special education who lived in the closet with her partner in order to safeguard her racing care...
- 4/16/2014
- Village Voice
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