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

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/15901115

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago

Even in endurance racing, men outperform women as a rule. It's true that women do occasionally win coed races, but that's not common.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

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