When Women Outrun Men

When Alissa St Laurent set off towards the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains on a bright August morning in 2015, she was confident her intense training would be enough to finish the 125 gruelling kilometres of the Canadian Death Race. But, early in the race, as St Laurent found herself among the sinewy bodies of the lead pack, a male runner looked her over and asked if she thought she could maintain the group’s brisk pace. The University of Waterloo professor has observed the pacing of male and female runners and has noticed that, on average, men pace themselves poorly in a race, exploding from the start line, then slowing down throughout the course.

Source: thewalrus.ca