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Curious Kid Podcast

Amazing Moments In Sports History #1: Rosie Ruiz And The 1980 Boston Marathon

Curious Kid Podcast

Bleav + Olivia

Kids & Family, Kids, Learning, Education, Family, Education For Kids

4.6653 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Amazing Moments In Sports History, we learn about Rosie Ruiz and the 1980 Boston Marathon.

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody, and welcome to the very first episode of Amazing Moments in Sports History.

0:07.8

Don't you worry, Curious Kid Podcast isn't going anywhere.

0:12.1

Episodes of Curious Kid Podcast will continue to come out each and every Sunday.

0:17.6

In addition to all those episodes of Curious Kid Podcast, we are starting to release

0:22.5

once-monthly episodes of a new project we're working on called Amazing Moments in Sports History.

0:31.0

In each episode, we are going to cover a different, crazy, insane, bonkers event from the history of sports that happened on this

0:40.3

exact day, but years ago. We are going to learn about moments from lots of different sports,

0:47.3

from baseball to hockey, from horse racing to swimming. Olivia and Noah both love history, and they love sports.

0:55.7

So they are really excited to share these sports history stories with all of you, our listeners.

1:01.7

This first episode of Amazing Moments in Sports History will be available to everyone.

1:06.9

But starting next month in May, episodes of Amazing Moments in Sports History will only be available for our Patreon supporters.

1:15.8

To learn more about how to help support the podcast on Patreon, click on the link in the episode notes,

1:22.0

or search for Curious Kid Podcast on Patreon.

1:25.8

For the first episode of Amazing Moments in Sports History, we are going to take the

1:30.9

time machine back exactly 45 years to April 21st, 1980, to tell the story of Rosie Ruiz

1:40.2

and the 1980 Boston Marathon.

1:43.4

Welcome, everyone, to the very first episode of amazing moments in sports history.

1:49.0

Today, we're diving into one of the wildest, most shocking stories in marathon history,

1:56.0

the case of Rosie Ruiz and the 1980 Boston Marathon. How did a runner no one had ever heard of

2:04.7

suddenly win one of the toughest races in the world? And why did her victory fall apart

2:11.3

faster than a runner that twists an ankle? Buckle up because this story is filled with twists, turns, and one very sneaky

2:20.9

shortcut. Before we get to the scandal, let's talk about the race itself. The Boston Marathon is one of the

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