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Re:Ultra marathon runner earns awards for both first place w... by gji on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @11:08AM (#20747801)
Interestingly, the 100m record difference is about 10%, which is roughly the same as the gap in the ultramarathon records (and in the record mile time). So the difference is fairly consistent across distances.
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Re:Ultra marathon runner earns awards for both first place w... by peripitea on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @04:33PM (#20751773)
I don't think it's quite that close -- there may be sample size/participation factors involved here. For example, the top US women seems to be competitive with the top ~10 US men, which in more testosterone-dominant sports would never happen.
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