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Re: Women involved in combat (was Re: fu&^%$#@!@#$%^&*()@#!~!`)

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From: bowling
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 00:00
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rex@intr.net (Rex) writes:

>scoundrl@mindspring.com (Tom Gauldin) wrote:

>>>Anyway, plenty of women beat men in marathons already.  They just
>>>don't beat the fastest ones.

>I think the first usually women come in anywhere between 30-100th.

>They get prizes for coming in "first" that men who come in 10th don't
>get.

>Doesn't speak much for the equal endurance arguement.


Running isn't the best example for endurance because of women's higher
body fat to muscle ratio.

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From: bowling@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu ()
Subject: Re: Women involved in combat (was Re: fu&^%$#@!@#$%^&*()@#!~!`)
Date: 1996/09/10
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