Why do men run faster than women?

Answer 1

They have an extra leg up.

Answer 2

Hey this is a good question, not people know in humans and animals, maximal aerobic capacity, the maximum rate at which the body can use oxygen to produce energy, is often used as an index of endurance running ability. This index is significantly greater in men than women, even when body mass is taken into account. The higher maximum aerobic capacity of men vs. women has been verified repeatedly, in young and old, athletic and sedentary. The differences between the sexes that underlie men's athletic advantage include body composition (percent body fat versus lean body mass), cardiac size, blood volume, and hemoglobin concentration. For a given total body weight, men have more lean body mass and less fat. Men also have larger hearts and a greater maximum cardiac output (liters of blood/minute) then women.

There you have it.... man im good..lol

Answer 3

Love the commitment issue comment!

Not all men can run faster than women. I am certain that if I decided to run away from Marion Jones she would catch me - and I am pretty fast for a white boy!

The answer is that men generally have longer legs and pack more muscle mass into those legs, and from an evolutionary standpoint, men were the hunters - so they had to run away from wild animals and wild women- plus we have commitment issues.

Answer 4

Because men are actually much more physically adapted for anything. A lot of anatomical differences that make men stronger than females. But there are women who can run faster than men but they've been training for years though..

Answer 5

I don't agree that all men are faster than women.To those who agree I think its their endurancethat men are built by God to be stronger in the sense that they have more solid muscle in their body built, on the contrary women are faster too, because they are usually slim & they haven't got much weight to carry while running in every endurance race.

Answer 6

I would think (if this statement is even true) that this is becasue men have more muscle mass and women have more fat. More muscle means more power to run. I know women are better swimmers for this same reason and are more successful English Channel swimmers.

Answer 7

That's not true, I can run faster than most boys/men. Sex has nothing to do with it.

Answer 8

hmmm, good question. I always thought it was because men seem to be more pressured to be great in sports, and almost every male wants to be strong. Girls don't have to be athletic and built to look attractive to men, but it seems that men will always want to look more built, therefore they will become more in shape. Therefore they will run faster....Society->gender differences

Answer 9

ok so most men are taller and so they have longer legs, and they have the capabliity to strech further and then they could have high accuracy, remember i didnt say higher accuracy, but yes this is one reason they could be faster than women, because most are taller, :)

Answer 10

men in general have more muscle in there body, So they have more muscle in there legs so they can run faster

Answer 11

Simple woman give up just to let the men win