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In article <5122be$9252@michiganj.intr.net>, Rex <rex@intr.net> wrote:
>scoundrl@mindspring.com (Tom Gauldin) wrote:
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>>>Anyway, plenty of women beat men in marathons already.  They just
>>>don't beat the fastest ones.
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>I think the first usually women come in anywhere between 30-100th.
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>They get prizes for coming in "first" that men who come in 10th don't
>get.
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>Doesn't speak much for the equal endurance arguement.

For the record, statistics have shown (and the '96 Olympics times seem
to bear this out) that the fastest women (in recent years) are about 10% 
slower than the fastest men at most distances.  I'd quote my source, but 
I can't remember what it is...some pre-Olympic buildup from early in the 
year, I think.


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>Rex
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