Facts >Woman already beating man in long distant swimming ,ultra marathon and deep diving .Pam Reed beat the men in the Badwater 135-miler two years in a row, Tanya Streeter the holder of multiple world records in free diving,and most of the top the record for swimming the English Channel or ultra swimming is held by a woman.the gender gap has been closing in marathons for years, and in ultra marathons (50 and 100 mile races), the gap is almost gone, with a women often finishing in the top three overall.
In marathon Women runners have come a long way since last 50 years . While men have shaved three minutes off record marathon times in the past 35 years, women have improved by 31 minutes.
WHAT DO YOU THINK-will women ever outrun men in a sport like marathon?
2007-11-16
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