Christine McKenzie
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| Christine McKenzie | |
| Nationality | Great Britain |
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In her native Britain, Christine McKenzie held records at distances from a quarter mile to 3 miles. She was also an early advocate for women’s distance running at a time when the Amateur Athletic Union prohibited coed races in the United States. In 1959, McKenzie – pregnant with their first child – had competed alongside him in a 10-mile race in Washington, wearing a T-shirt that said, “If I Can Have a Baby, I Can Run 10 Miles.”
In 1960, she ran a portion of the Boston Marathon along side her husband, US Olympian Gordon E. McKenzie, who finished second.
In 1961, she was one of three women to run the Manchester Road Race as an unofficial protest.[1] McKenzie eventually helped persuade the Amateur Athletic Union to recognize women in some longer distance events. However, an on-track collision during the US Olympic trials in 1968 ended her career.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.manchesterroadrace.com/About-MRR/Women-In-The-MRR.asp Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ↑ Hanc, John. "The Amazing Race", Boston Globe, April 8, 2007. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.