![]() ![]() At the 1972 New York City Marathon, the handful of women entered in the race were to begin 10 minutes ahead of male runners. When the AAU lifted its ban, it required women runners to compete on an altered course or start time. Jane Muhrcke, who was part of the group of protesters, recalled doctors and coaches of the time saying that competing in the sport would cause a woman's uterus to fall out. Until 1972, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) banned women from competing in distance races. "We wanted to make an impression and we wanted to get things changed," one of the original runners, Nina Kuscsik told CBS News. Fifty years ago, a handful of female runners made a decision that would change the sport forever: Instead of beginning to run when the gun went off, a group of women sat down to protest the inequitable treatment of men and women in the race. ![]()
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