What NCAA Sports can women beat men in ?

[ToddFlanders]

studies coming out indicate that women are better at ultra marathons, races 195 miles or longer. They hint that women may even a biological advantage

in 2011 Jennifer Pharr Davis set the record time for the Appalachian Trail 46 days. She averaged over 47 miles per day. Record lasted 5 years.

Now these are EXTREME events.

Meta | Title | NEW STUDY FINDS WOMEN ARE BETTER AT ULTRAMARATHON RUNNING THAN MEN | Fitness First

Meta | Title | NEW STUDY FINDS WOMEN ARE BETTER AT ULTRAMARATHON RUNNING THAN MEN | Fitness First

www.fitnessfirst.com.au

I’ve heard this as well. Those events are more about pain tolerance and mental toughness than pure physical skill. Definitely a great equalizer.

 

[HillsToSea]

Fishing!

I took a 70 something woman fishing in the river one time. She could whip that cane pole line under low hanging tree branches better than most men. Never get hung up. Gotta know what you’re doing in that river with the snags and current.

 

[18IsTheMan]

studies coming out indicate that women are better at ultra marathons, races 195 miles or longer. They hint that women may even a biological advantage

in 2011 Jennifer Pharr Davis set the record time for the Appalachian Trail 46 days. She averaged over 47 miles per day. Record lasted 5 years.

Now these are EXTREME events.

Meta | Title | NEW STUDY FINDS WOMEN ARE BETTER AT ULTRAMARATHON RUNNING THAN MEN | Fitness First

Meta | Title | NEW STUDY FINDS WOMEN ARE BETTER AT ULTRAMARATHON RUNNING THAN MEN | Fitness First

www.fitnessfirst.com.au

Some interesting context for that article. Context is always so important when analyzing such data.

Can Women Outperform Men in Ultramarathons?

Women occasionally win ultramarathon running races outright, and the longer the race the more likely it seems to be. At what point will women win consistently?

trainright.com

 

[winloseortie]

Some interesting context for that article. Context is always so important when analyzing such data.

Can Women Outperform Men in Ultramarathons?

Women occasionally win ultramarathon running races outright, and the longer the race the more likely it seems to be. At what point will women win consistently?

trainright.com

Yes context is important. What I find interesting is that Koop in his article wants to bring the discussion down to the average male and female ultra runners. Saying that as you get to that level women are not really producing the advertised results.

He seems to want to bury the fact that at the elite levels of ultra running elite women are competing and occasionally winning. In what other track and field event are women ever producing results where women win vs men?

Cleary sample size is a factor but just as clearly there is something worth looking into.