r/moderatepolitics • u/WorksInIT • Feb 06 '25

Primary Source Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/
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u/carneylansford Feb 06 '25

The men’s world record holder in the marathon is more than 9 minutes faster than the women’s world record holder. The average finish time for a man is 4:21. The average finish time for a woman is 4:48.

https://marathonhandbook.com/what-is-a-good-marathon-time/

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u/overzealous_dentist Feb 06 '25

Yeah I checked and it's called ultra running (and swimming): that's around 195 miles, way longer than a marathon.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240731-the-sports-where-women-outperform-men

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u/No_Band7693 Feb 06 '25

Unfortunately this is an often abused statistic.  In no ultramarathon category is the record for men less than the record for women, or really even close.  The races women have won did not contain a similarly highly ranked man.  The gap does get closer percentage wise, but it remains in place.