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As the article says, sample size is a huge issue here. But if it's true, my guesses would be this is because women generally have: 1) Smaller body size (less r
by Wohlf 8y ago
As the article says, sample size is a huge issue here. But if it's true, my guesses would be this is because women generally have:
1) Smaller body size (less resistance, less work)
2) Higher body fat percentage (more stored energy)
These are ultra endurance challenges, where tiny advantages can become huge differences.
- Spearchucker 8y agoI have zero evidence, but based on what I've observed, read and been told I believe it because I believe women to be mentally stronger than men. For a woman to succeed to the same degree as a man she needs to work twice as hard, fend off unwanted advances, put up with man-splaining, optionally give birth and then juggle that and work, possibly deal with abortion, often alone... The list is endless. Being a woman is WAY more difficult than many (most?) men can ever hope to imagine.