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Female ultra runners are the only class runner that regularly beat men in absolute terms. I seem to fuzzily recall a study that pinned it to VO2 efficiency and
by CobaltFire 3y ago
Female ultra runners are the only class runner that regularly beat men in absolute terms. I seem to fuzzily recall a study that pinned it to VO2 efficiency and metabolic efficiency.
- Fezzik 3y agoI’m not sure where this notion came from, but it is not true. You can page through all the Ultras and see that the top 3 finishers are, more often than not, men. Women are more competitive vs men compared to other sporting events, and occasionally women crack the top 3, but it’s not that common. https://ultrarunning.com/calendar/race-results https://ultrarunning.com/calendar/race-results
- CobaltFire 3y agoThanks for the correction. I guess I inflated the margin of difference versus the other events.