[new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
Running Endurance in Women Compared to Men: Retrospective Analysis of Matched Real-World Big Data.
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Discussions reflect a nuanced view of the article, with examples like references to studies showing women closing the performance gap in long-distance running, and debates about whether these findings challenge traditional gender performance stereotypes. The tone varies from analytical to dismissive, but overall, participants engage deeply with the research themes and their implications.
Most discussions acknowledge the findings that women tend to perform better in endurance as race distances increase, supporting the study's conclusions.
Participants show moderate interest, often referencing supporting data or scientific studies, indicating engagement but not overwhelming curiosity.
Multiple comments analyze the implications, question methodologies, and reference additional studies, demonstrating a thoughtful level of engagement.
The conversations suggest some influence on perceptions of gender and endurance performance, with mentions of how this might affect sports and understanding of biology.
Abstract in brief
- The study analyzed data from 38,860 trail running races involving 1,881,070 runners to compare endurance performance between men and women at varying distances.
- As race distances increased, the performance gap between men and women decreased, with men’s speed decreasing more slowly than women’s by a larger margin for every additional 10 km of distance.
- Overall, while women performed relatively better in longer races, top male runners still maintained a performance advantage over the best female runners.
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Most liked on X and Bluesky@ChrismasCholo @Footyspeed @esjesjesj @ajforthree Speed is not endurance. The fastest time for running a mile has nothing to do with endurance running. Studies show that as distances in running increase, the gap between women and men decreases. Your biases are literally preventing you from reading, bro. https://t.co/Y4feZ37eLh
@demirezer1453 @marjorietrying >Fiziksel güç >Kahve yapmak Ki kadınların uzun süreli dayanıklılığı daha yüksek.. https://t.co/SAhoEQA6ih.
@SpencrGreenberg Yes, I agree. Here's some supporting data: https://t.co/NjqxCh3Jio https://t.co/ySVEOBdhzc
performance diminue avec la distance, mais ne s'annule qu'à... 275 km! Source: https://t.co/T0DGhCCmUO
@Noahpinion Interesting, but not supported by the cited primary source. https://t.co/JghSZwqU4u https://t.co/AJlUXD9JLW
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Endurance Performance Gaps Between Men and Women in Ultramarathons
We analyze the performance gap between men and women in ultradistance events. The study examined data from 38,860 trail races, revealing that the gap decreases with longer distances, although top male runners still…
Endurance Performance Gap Between Men and Women in Ultramarathon
We analyze the performance gap between men and women in ultradistance running based on recent studies. The data suggests that as race distances increase, the gap narrows, highlighting women's relative strengths in…
@RGBPatriot @FightWithMemes Such interpretation of a study that samples ultra-marathonists to compare general physiological disparities between average male and female bodies is fragile, to say the least. Even a larger data set like this is likely to run into sampling bias. https://t.co/xOUH3xsgEY
@Blackadder04181 @mirthworld @Bepis446728 @youngpoultry Fiona Kolbinger, Penny Lee Dean, Gertrude Ederle, Grace Van Der Byl. You can also just research the scientific studies that show biological advantages for women in distance sports among others. https://t.co/lzCxndor4y https://t.co/KwmgL9fCao
Porém, como realçado pelo estudo, os atuais corredores recordistas de longa distância do sexo masculino ainda continuam superando corredores recordistas do sexo feminino. https://t.co/u2alEJtpgY
@zezzerito @marjorietrying https://t.co/SAhoEQA6ih.
@demirezer1453 @marjorietrying >Fiziksel güç >Kahve yapmak Ki kadınların uzun süreli dayanıklılığı daha yüksek.. https://t.co/SAhoEQA6ih.
@marion_phlpp C’est pas des courses de tous les jours quand même. Les écarts diminuent à partir de 100 km et avantage pour les femmes à partir de 260 km. https://t.co/A7IhISUlF9
(Keep in mind that women are better at endurance than men: https://t.co/zuV12roNSM)
@theProphet00_ @TheTennisLetter https://t.co/addi0sJuCy
@ChrismasCholo @Footyspeed @esjesjesj @ajforthree Speed is not endurance. The fastest time for running a mile has nothing to do with endurance running. Studies show that as distances in running increase, the gap between women and men decreases. Your biases are literally preventing you from reading, bro. https://t.co/Y4feZ37eLh
RT @angryhacademic: Fun fact: on average, men run faster than women. But as distance increases, the performance difference between men and…
@leofiacre1 @breko974 @le_H_de_wish @booba Allez éduque toi grosse merde pas pour rien que les ultra marathons sont souvent remportés par les femmes. https://t.co/mRY5wbEYuS
@CarrenPrat890 @MikeRhoads23675 @i_heart__bikes Although women narrow the performance gap with men as race distance increases, top male performers still outperform the top women https://t.co/zTNRZeRTgX
@DMM105035850655 @cytcfcryc75537 @Zolfer0 @imagesaicouldnt Cope https://t.co/mRY5wbEYuS
@drunk3nn00b @madsen2106 @Ozzny_CS2 @BLASTtv https://t.co/xJe99x1s0m https://t.co/4LIphApR0Y https://t.co/sQqZtN4e3t https://t.co/UBvG5MWW2A https://t.co/Ll7J3QLvZ7 Not to mention females are often found better psychologically able to pace themselves and thus prevent fatigue, hwich is even more important for games.
@E46SG_ @violletasgws @legaltweetz https://t.co/dNiwGWHQX6 https://t.co/mVwlm3TSXp https://t.co/szlz611Qlc https://t.co/pk1ku9BpND
@truthlime @I_Like_Buttes @cremieuxrecueil That's nice, buddy. https://t.co/jadPqYJghi
@adrusi @GuyInSF2 @Noahpinion They’re not discussing that about endurance running because it isn’t true. https://t.co/Z7zAyGXdOx.
@CSMJoAnnNaumann 2023 study suggested average women have better endurance than average men for runs > marathon. –signed: average rec athlete https://t.co/ldmAcGCj7R
@AlexMagnusAlt @LarryGentryWNC @PhineusPhineus @paleochristcon https://t.co/dPV2QYR9sv.
@Noahpinion Interesting, but not supported by the cited primary source. https://t.co/JghSZwqU4u https://t.co/AJlUXD9JLW
The quoted claim was debunked by @kinesiologui in a March interview on @BBCMoreOrLess. The gap does shrink, but male athletes on average do better even in ultra-long-distance runs. The cited Ronto study doesn't share its data. Here is a real study: https://t.co/hqQg1NGcir https://t.co/4VO7rl3F20
@BfHisoka @8258979y @vrolpa @desmond37264 @CeleAbbott @nairacastonn Muestra tu esos estudios que lo desmienten, mientras aquí tienes algo para que aprendas. https://t.co/hWfc8oF6YJ.
RT @brianbobc: @charlesarthur @ross_couzens @FGLBFAKF Here's a recent study that shows that for long-distance trail runners the gap between…
@charlesarthur @ross_couzens @FGLBFAKF Here's a recent study that shows that for long-distance trail runners the gap between women and men decreases as the run length increases. https://t.co/ImFa9Gx0Sr
@JacCooper1 @BeatingMyFish @christaceanYT @gamray Horse sports are mixed-sex, at least in the Olympics. I can't find evidence of your assertion about ultraendurance sports. This paper indicates that male performance advantage is narrower than in other sports but still exists: https://t.co/mDovP0MGBO
@MinuteofZombie @JoseAntonioPhD https://t.co/JvPDgk5wOM. Eat more brains, zombie.
@yo_jong_nk @Sloththesinner @Xenko171696 @SubWhenBus @Capxnce Ptdr mais t’es vraiment bête c’est où le mec il confond rapidité et endurance. https://t.co/mRY5wbEYuS
@LightShiner2 The muscle bound dude with the black gym shorts with the stripe down them that pulls ahead of all the actual women by like 6 seconds, they might be able to beat him in a 5 mile run though women have more endurance https://t.co/3qmEeS8vyd.
@mara_yamauchi @ultra_sophie Fully agree, females do not outperform males in ultra-running (at least current ultra-running with 10% women at the start and no big events longer than 100 miles), yet women are more endurant: https://t.co/uPoUEq6k26
Fun fact: on average, men run faster than women. But as distance increases, the performance difference between men and women tends to reduce https://t.co/S8OevqiRTt
@babkazistvolom https://t.co/ByYFocN9In Тут є стаття з цього приводу, але вона англійською.
2/2 An honor... and a frustration to talk so much and be cited so little, but this is the game. To know more, please check my personal website https://t.co/0el3TUCbQw and these 2 papers: https://t.co/uPoUEq6k26 https://t.co/CdYD793Hns
@morallybased @lilspartansamu1 @PunmasterStp You do realize the speed difference is only at 10% less than men, and even then that’s starting speed. Women actually have higher finishing speed than men and have better endurance times. https://t.co/ZeUHBtqpoo. https://t.co/GQusa4WFlc
@Jeanett04197151 @brandubh4 I don’t know and I don’t care lol. Here’s the study on it. https://t.co/w2m3R88IYm.
@Rothmus Yeah mock all you want but the basic argument makes sense. Woman tend to generally have greater endurance than men in long distance running. And a critical part of prehistoric hunting would be tracking animals over long distances. Here's another study https://t.co/C408xfnupV. https://t.co/qrrAsKjV7P
@buddyhogtrigger @Aquarius020257 @AdamEPaine @DraNajrit @TJ_onfire @TheMask19036255 @MidlifeMisfit @pinkheretic But they don't. https://t.co/KmwSRakOiU. https://t.co/YSSbJA3J9o. https://t.co/U3AgYYdrvq. I'm starting to feel bad about participating in your degradation fetish. You certainly haven't gotten consent.
@BionicSparkle ... Le Mat F, Géry M, Besson T, Ferdynus C, Bouscaren N, Millet GY. Running Endurance in Women Compared to Men: Retrospective Analysis of Matched Real-World Big Data. Sports Med. 2023 Apr;53(4):917-926. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01813-4. Epub 2023 Feb 21. PMID: 36802328. https://t.co/O6KTXruqyz
@PapistPorcupine @BananaToastNut @stillgray https://t.co/tqXOWToHXi. But he’s wrong
@BarksAtStars @mstr_null @jad0n_the_guy @BananaToastNut @stillgray shut up cope harder https://t.co/tqXOWToHXi.
@mstr_null @jad0n_the_guy @BananaToastNut @stillgray https://t.co/tqXOWToHXi here you go bud
@LepaThewarrior @tpo122 @saltysauerkraut https://t.co/dPV2QYR9sv.
@Nymphia___ @Menta2100 @JerrBearr @Chrissymac4 @eprts271 @KonstantinKisin Still debated https://t.co/fB48l2Cyo0
@TheCriticalDri2 I looked at the study. It claims that females have longer endurance than males, and therefore were better hunters. Except even if endurance was the ONLY factor in hunting (obviously it's not), men still have better endurance up to 250km! https://t.co/I5uCyLveIk.
@RonniNicole1 Men's muscle bulk favors bursts of great force, but taxes oxygen supply quickly. Women's lesser bulk favors endurance. "Although women narrow the performance gap with men as race distance increases, top male performers still outperform the top women." https://t.co/yZnhI2kCL6 https://t.co/ikdbJpN11q
RT @FranckRamus: performance diminue avec la distance, mais ne s'annule qu'à... 275 km! Source: https://t.co/T0DGhCCmUO
RT @FranckRamus: performance diminue avec la distance, mais ne s'annule qu'à... 275 km! Source: https://t.co/T0DGhCCmUO
performance diminue avec la distance, mais ne s'annule qu'à... 275 km! Source: https://t.co/T0DGhCCmUO
@SpencrGreenberg Yes, I agree. Here's some supporting data: https://t.co/NjqxCh3Jio https://t.co/ySVEOBdhzc
@JPMGGA @stevemagness It’s pretty accepted science that women have an advantage in endurance running: https://t.co/pj8K5J5U14.
@Fang83768513 @Goji_Saurus That's nit entirely true either. https://t.co/vlPFgV6Z3O.
@councilofbobs @LadyBlackwel @TheRealOadara @BadWritingTakes Gender difference shrinks the longer the effort, source: https://t.co/M5OHbT8PUi.
@WBCBoxing Give this a read Mauricio! https://t.co/sAunNhPLHX.
This is interesting. Data are confidential (held by a commercial entity, although also worth noting that they were anonymised) but the senior author commits to assist replication attempts for two years. https://t.co/8bZrhIsFkU https://t.co/IlIyHKNykY
@spikesandspokes @Woodywing @Manri_mlg Because my theory is supported by science and real world stats, whereas Woody’s isn’t. See the articles shared yesterday by scientists @TStellingwerff and @kinesiologui . https://t.co/Ptqwg9TU5r https://t.co/OCO3YeQzeT
RT @kinesiologui: @TStellingwerff @runcamille @NBTiller @ElliottSale @SportsRD_PhD @drjustinroberts Thanks @TStellingwerff. You & @runcamil…
RT @kinesiologui: @TStellingwerff @runcamille @NBTiller @ElliottSale @SportsRD_PhD @drjustinroberts Thanks @TStellingwerff. You & @runcamil…
@TStellingwerff @runcamille @NBTiller @ElliottSale @SportsRD_PhD @drjustinroberts Thanks @TStellingwerff. You & @runcamille may be interested by our recent paper showing that, indeed, wornen close the gap: https://t.co/uPoUEq6k26
#Running Endurance in Women Compared to Men: Retrospective Analysis of Matched Real-World Big Data. https://t.co/cpKPUYHDCB #medtwitter #orthotwitter https://t.co/KWvtXqyOt1
@NPR Limited scientific evidence? Are you fucking joking? https://t.co/BMPryLLf0c https://t.co/TDKMQsRKef https://t.co/zDE4ZlgPgL Anyone taking hormones will have more of those hormones than someone producing them naturally. https://t.co/BXLHSZYL93
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
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RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
距離によるパフォーマンスの性差を相対的に同レベルの男女7251組のデータより検討. 男性の速度は10km増加毎に4.02%減少,女性は3.25%減少. パフォーマンスレベルが高いほど男女間の差は小. Running Endurance in Women Compared to Men: Retrospective Analysis of https://t.co/vJmLJezvLu
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
RT @kinesiologui: [new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM
[new paper] Very excited to share this one in @SportsMedicineJ : https://t.co/sxMICL2inM