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The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong (www.scientificamerican.com)

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[-] Makhno@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago

So why aren't women beating men in endurance races across the board?

[-] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Well it is in the name, endurance RACES. It is a race not a test of pure endurance. To test pure endurance you would need to start running or walking or swimming at your own pace and continue till you drop to the ground and the one that can do that for the longest would have the best endurance.

[-] dank@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago

You're describing the backyard ultra. The male record is 450 miles over 4.5 days. The female record is 308 miles over 3 days.

[-] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes kind of, they still have a minimum speed people need to adhere to.

[-] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

There's a point at which women do tend to get better at endurance racing and often surpass men. And it's in the ultra long distance races. Which actually tracks, as hunting would have likely been a mix of long and ultra long distance running

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-49284389