By Jen A. Miller, espnW.com, Apr 14, 2016

On a warm day in the winter of 1966, Bobbi Gibb was getting in a long run on the beach when she accidentally ran to Mexico. She was recently married to a Navy man, which brought her from her home in Massachusetts to San Diego, and to the Pacific Ocean. Running there was a new, even shocking experience for her.

“Running for me is like medicine,” says Bobbi Gibb, a Rockport resident who was the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon.

Sue O'Connell, the host of necn's The Take with Sue O'Connell interviews Bobbi Gibb as she reflects on being the 1st Woman to Run Boston Marathon.

A group of Hopkinton residents, with the support of the 26.2 Foundation and UniBank, have joined forces to sponsor an event to help raise funds for the Bobbi Gibb Marathon Sculpture Project. 

What was the world like in 1966? The Beatles were on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the Celtics were NBA Champions and women were prohibited from running the Boston Marathon.