Meet The Native American Women Taking On The Boston Marathon
Patti Dillion Photo Source: Facebook Post by RossRunning News April 6, 2026 Wishing a very happy 73rd birthday to Patti Catalano Dillon!
Elyse Wild (Senior Health Editor for Native News Online) want us to Meet The Native America Women Taking On The Boston Marathon starting with Patti Dillion: “Mi’kmaq Nation member and elite runner Patti Dillon is considered to be the first Native woman to run the [Boston Marathon], placing second three years in a row from 1979 to 1981. ‘It’s in our DNA’”