Mary Etta Boitano (born March 4, 1963) is a former child road running star who achieved some spectacular results in the 1970s, chasing world age group marathon records in the late 1960s and early 1970s with her brother, Mike. Together, the two …

May 15, 2023 · At just 5 years old, Mary Etta Boitano Blanchard was ready to lace up for the Dipsea Race in Marin County, but the year was 1968 and girls were not permitted to participate. So she...

May 18, 2023 · At just 10 years old, Mary Etta Boitano Blanchard became the first woman to win Bay Area's iconic Dipsea Race in 1973, and has been a trailblazer for all the women following in...

(Sept. 2019) Fifty-six year old Mary Etta Boitano Blanchard has had one of the most amazing and distinguished running careers in the world. She finished her first marathon as a 6-yr old in 1969, and still holds the world best marathon times for a 6-yr old and 7-yr-old (4:27:32 and 3:57:42), according to the Association of Road Race Statisticians.

May 17, 2023 · At just 10 years old, Mary Etta Boitano Blanchard became the first woman to win Bay Area's iconic Dipsea Race in 1973, and has been a trailblazer for all the women...

Mary Etta Boitano was a child road running star who achieved some spectacular results in the 1970s, chasing world age group marathon records in the late 1960s and early 1970s with her brother, Mike.

Apr 20, 2018 · In those miniature German running shoes, Mary Etta won the women’s division of the Dipsea Trail Race coming in 441st out of the 800 runners. She was 5.

Dec 9, 2004 · While today's children seem to be threatened by obesity and laziness, we may take a lesson from Mary Etta Boitano. She was born in 1963 to a family of runners. Her first race was the Dipsea trail, a steep run over the coastal range to …

Jun 7, 2013 · The next year, 5-year-old Mary Etta Boitano — her name at the time — became the first-ever female to run the entire race from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach, competing with her brother Michael,...