What is meant here by "pure" endurance?
17 y.o. boys run marathons faster than women. There's a stark athletic difference between men and women in pretty much all dimensions.
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17 y.o. boys run marathons faster than women. There's a stark athletic difference between men and women in pretty much all dimensions.
The gap between men and women narrows significantly in ultra endurance events more so than relatively short events like marathons.
It appears you are hot familiar with ultra-endurance running events, because that isn't correct the longer things go. Once you get over 100 miles, things start to come back togther.
Women are faster long-distance runners than men, and it's probably because they've got more estrogen
After 195 miles of running, women outpace men. Experts say estrogen plays a key role in the performance boost.
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Lizzie Deignan off the front with a 40 second gap.
Still 20 minutes to go until we get coverage.
Still 20 minutes to go until we get coverage.
It's complete BS that the race isn't longer for the women, and that there is no live coverage from km 1.
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Possibly even more so in the truly extreme events like 200+ mile ultras, although it's difficult to draw any conclusions because so few people, let alone elite athletes, are crazy enough to enter.It appears you are hot familiar with ultra-endurance running events, because that isn't correct the longer things go. Once you get over 100 miles, things start to come back togther.
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Women are faster long-distance runners than men, and it's probably because they've got more estrogen
After 195 miles of running, women outpace men. Experts say estrogen plays a key role in the performance boost.
Ultra endurance swimming is even better for women because technique matters more and fit women normally have a higher body fat percentage, that makes them less vulnerable to the cold in open waters.It appears you are hot familiar with ultra-endurance running events, because that isn't correct the longer things go. Once you get over 100 miles, things start to come back togther.
.Women are faster long-distance runners than men, and it's probably because they've got more estrogen
After 195 miles of running, women outpace men. Experts say estrogen plays a key role in the performance boost.
I did see her as a major threat from the startlist, but I will never pick her in the prediction game because I do not wish to have any reason to cheer for her.
For ultramarathons (24h):It appears you are hot familiar with ultra-endurance running events, because that isn't correct the longer things go. Once you get over 100 miles, things start to come back togther.
.Women are faster long-distance runners than men, and it's probably because they've got more estrogen
After 195 miles of running, women outpace men. Experts say estrogen plays a key role in the performance boost.
The world records for the event on all surfaces are 262.19 km (162.919 miles) for women, set by Camille Herron of USA in 2018,[2] and 309.399 km (191.879 miles) for men, set by Aleksandr Sorokin of Lithuania in 2021.[3]
Van Vleuten and Leah Thomas are apparently distanced by the peloton, where Movistar has Norsgaard, Biannic and Guarischi.
Ultra-endurance is a bigger thing where I live. Western States is run partially in my county, and I run with a lot of women who run 50K and above, and they are all so incredibly strong. Sure, men are faster in general, but the gap closes the longer things go, and women can handle a longer cycling race. Outdated thinking is the only reason this doesn't happen in cycling, but I see some things changing. The women I ride and run with are all extremely tough athletes. To suggest they're too fargile to handle a longer race over cobbles or even longer races in general, ignores the reality that there will be elite athletes who line up to race any distance you give them...but they can't do that if you don't give them the opportunity. Gravel racing right now, seems to be the only avenue for that, but I hope to see road races change as well.
Are women better ultra-endurance athletes than men?
Fiona Kolbinger won a 2,485-mile cycling race by 10 hours this week. Her case is far from isolated.
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Just saw the prize money...what absolute bulls**t.
Good decision by Deignan.
Suffering for the victory's easier than suffering while chasing.
Suffering for the victory's easier than suffering while chasing.
This is quite frustrating. One thing not showing the Denain circuits, but the cobbles have long since started now. Ridiculous decision to delay coverage by so long.
The gap is now 1:53 with 51.5 km remaining. With Trek backing off, I doubt anyone will able to catch her unelss she blows up comletely.
And we've already seen the first crash.
And we've already seen the first crash.
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