PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?
A.Switzer’s first participation in the Boston Marathon and her activism challenged people’s ideas about long-distance female runners.
B.After Switzer’s accomplishment in the first Boston Marathon, people stopped attempting to exclude female runners from marathons.
C. Men originally didn’t allow women to compete in long-distance marathons because they were afraid a woman would win.
D. While there were never any official rules that kept women from competing in marathons, people used fear and violence to dissuade them.
