This 1980 article by Ellen Agger, founder of Toronto Women Running, addresses women’s marathon running in Toronto in the 1970s and addresses the growing popularity of recreational running, races, and marathons among women. The piece, which appeared in Canadian Women’s Studies, Volume 11, Number 2 (1980), includes information regarding marathon attendance, Olympic running events, and women athletes, including Abby Hoffman, Diane Jones Konihowski, and Debbie Van Kiekibelt.