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[–]WildApples[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I did not know this was still a thing until I read the article. In my limited exposure to races, men and women compete the same distance with separate scoring for each sex. That seems to me the best solution. Offer both distances, let people choose what thry want to run regardless of sex, and then score the sexes separately.

I have read that women actually have an advantage when it comes to distance events because of our higher body fat percentage and our thus increased ability to burn fat for fuel. I prefer shorter distances, though, myself

[–]soundsituation 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Women don't quite have an advantage at longer distances because men still dominate those too, but it's true that the male advantage lessens in the ultralong events. Sometimes women even win those.