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Bobbi Gibb

Selected Writings By Gibb:

The Art of Inflation, 1978.

Chronology

1942	Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1966	First woman to run and finish the Boston Marathon
1967-68	Unofficial first-place female finisher of the Boston Marathon
1969	Earns B.S. at University of California, Los Angeles.
1978	Earns law degree at New England School of Law
1979	Joins Massachusetts Bar
1980	Publishes 28-pg. booklet To Boston with Love
1983	Runs Boston Marathon at age 40
1984	Designs trophies for first Women's Olympics Marathon trials
1996	Runs Boston Marathon at age 53 with a time of 6:02:24
2001	Runs 6th Boston Marathon as part of The Run for ALS Team 2001

Awards and Accomplishments

1966	First woman to run Boston Marathon, finishing in 3:21:40
1967	Finishes Boston Marathon in 3:27:17
1968	Finishes Boston Marathon in 3:30:00
1990s	Named to Road Runner's Hall of Fame
1996	Recognized by YWCA's American Academy of Women Achievers
1996	Honored at ceremony marking 30th anniversary of Boston win

To Boston with Love, 1980.

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