Roberta "Bobbi" Gibbs began to run as a child. He found a way of living and seeing the world."She just wanted to experience life and race was a time when she felt the vitality of the universe," said Gibb, who is now 80 years old.Gibb, born of Winchester, Massachusetts, is a legend in sports sport, because she is the first woman to finish the Boston marathon.In 1966, the Boston Marathon was still a career of all men, but Gibb requested that the race be carried out. Marathon elimination load. We can not assume medical responsibility. "Gusibb, who at that time in San Diego, California, the Boston marathon this year this year. The marathon and find a place where he could sneak in the field of corridors, finally hid behind a Forsythia -Bush, which was just after the starting line and shortly after theInitial gun to the package of the executed package, to discover that they ran against a woman. "At first they did not realize that she was a woman," said Gibb. "So I could feel this silent silence behind me and could listen to theChildren to talk behind me. Is this a girl? Is this a girl? I turned around and they told me: 'It's a woman! Wow, that's fantastic!"Gibb said that the halls around him also told him that they would not be expelled from the race because there was a woman who was a woman in the Boston marathon spread rapidly."The children were really favorable.He said: "We will not throw them out. It's a free street," said Gibb.gibb, recalled the press that appeared in his parents' house and asked his competition in the race."I wanted to do that. That was the stupid war between the sexes and show that men and women can share their entire lives," said Gibb.gibb was also having a professional career that did not have many women in those days, first as a lawyer and then asartist..Today she still creates paintings and sculptures.He continues to run: up to 16 kilometers through local and beach trails.Living!", Said.
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Roberta "Bobbi" Gibbs began to run as a child. He found a way of living and seeing the world.
"I just wanted to experience life and race was a time when I felt the vitality of the universe," said Gibb, who is now 80 years old.
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Gibb, born in Winchester, Massachusetts, is a sports legend that runs in sport because she is the first woman who has finished Maton's marathon.
In 1966, Boston Marathon was still a race for men, but Gibb still requested to run.accept medical responsibility. "
"I passed out and threw myself," Gibb said.
Gibb, who lived in San Diego, California, at that time, ran down the door after throwing the rejection letter and ran 32 kilometers along the beach to make his anger.
After this race, he decided that this year he would find a way to lead the Boston marathon.
"This, that people think it is impossible, will question all the other evil and false beliefs about women," Gibb said, he told his mother.
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On the day of the race, Gibb ran for Hopkinton, which is about 48 kilometers from Boston, 40 minutes to warm up to the marathon and find a place where he could sneak into the corridor field.
He finally hid behind a Forsythia -Bush, who was just after the party line and took the racing package shortly after the initial weapon.
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Gibb wore shorts from his brother's shorts, a hood and young door shoes to disguise himself, but the halls around him finally began to discover that they ran against a woman.
"At first, they didn't realize that I was a woman," Gibb said. "So I could feel this worker silence behind me and I could listen to the boys to talk behind me. 'Is this a girl? Is thisA girl? 'He turned around and told me:' It's a woman! Wow, that's fantastic! '
Gibb said the halls around him also told him that they would not be expelled from the race because a woman quickly spread in the Boston marathon.
"The boys really supported. They said. 'We don't let them throw. It's a free street," Gibb said.
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Gibb recalled the press that appeared in his parents' house and asked about her competition in the race, and she caught attention to a positive aspect of her race.
"I wanted to do that. I wanted to stop the stupid war between the sexes and show that men and women can share their entire life," Gibb said.
Gibb had a professional career that did not have many women at that time, first as a lawyer and then as an artist. He continues to create paintings and sculptures.
He continues to run: up to 16 kilometers through local roads and on the beach.
"When I run, I feel, I still do that, when I run on the beach: 'Wow, I live! I live!'" He said.
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