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.