This is an interesting point and an article in itself. I have seen an anaysis that shows that after 200 miles, men no longer have a physical or physiological edge over women in ultras, and for a while, results were verifying that argument to an extent. But that was 20 years ago and I have not seen that argument made recently.
She was one of my running heroes when I first started out in the sport. Not really for her talent, but for her humility and passion.
I knew this one. I remember watching a rare ultra marathon program theorizing if women were better than men at ultras because of Ann's results.
This is an interesting point and an article in itself. I have seen an anaysis that shows that after 200 miles, men no longer have a physical or physiological edge over women in ultras, and for a while, results were verifying that argument to an extent. But that was 20 years ago and I have not seen that argument made recently.