Would I be villified if I held a race for men only?

No, it wouldn't be a problem. They have them here in the UK (men only races).

Not sure how you'd deal with number 3 though, chuck people off the course if they're running slower than that? So you'd need a vehicle at the back?

No wheelchairs seems a bit wrong

How are you going to pay for a race with no slow people and no women?

you're cutting your margin way down

Wendell Gee wrote:

How are you going to pay for a race with no slow people and no women?

you're cutting your margin way down

I'll answer a question with a question:

What percent of participants in a road race are women?

Somehow they manage to pay for the women only race.... Steep entry fees?

men only in the US can be interpreted as gays.

Men are at a disadvantage wrote:

Wendell Gee wrote:

How are you going to pay for a race with no slow people and no women?

you're cutting your margin way down

I'll answer a question with a question:

What percent of participants in a road race are women?

Somehow they manage to pay for the women only race.... Steep entry fees?

Uh, women make up over half of many of the road races in the US. Especially the shorter distances. Abouth 45% of the marathons.

This better be a mile race otherwise your going to get about 40 guys show up that can run faster than 8 minute per mile pace.

I'd open a male-only strip club instead. Call it "The Male Chute" or "Mister Pfister" or something like that.

Men are at a disadvantage wrote:

Wendell Gee wrote:

How are you going to pay for a race with no slow people and no women?

you're cutting your margin way down

I'll answer a question with a question:

What percent of participants in a road race are women?

Somehow they manage to pay for the women only race.... Steep entry fees?

But all-women races become some Ya-ya sisterhood bonding experience which attracts hordes of non-competitive women looking for a shared experience. Of course, you're looking to ban the non-competitive types as well. Not to mention men don't seem as likely to flock to this sort of thing unless you can offer lots of prize money.

How about a race where the first prize is sex with a porn queen?

Still, you'd have to find a way to weed out the lesbians...

Would you be villified for holdding an only-men race? Yes.

Would you be villified for holding an only-black-men race? No. The fems couldn't squawk without being hypocritical.

are you going to bar women who can run sub-8 pace, like most collegiate female runners?

Yes, just like the Komen races ban all men who can run faster or slower than 8 min pace.

Hold a fundraiser for testicular cancer research!

There's your in for a male only race.

what distance race are you talking about

Organize whatever race you want, but it might not be fun if nobody shows up...Beside, a nice benefit of road races is that you can meet women.

As for time requirement, that's what Boston does, and that's ok with me. As long as you're consistent and don't add the charity runners.

No problem with mens only event. Johnny Farber used to put on a mens only 10K in Hawaii and his female runners volunteered. It was a great event for everyone. You seem to be a really angry person and are probably not serious about it.

Sponsor a contest entitled "The Human (Foot)Race." It's open to all human beings who will compete on foot. First human who (legally) crosses the line gets first prize, etc.

Because you have called it a "(foot)race," you require that all entrants copy (rewrite, in their own handwriting) the following info on their entry forms:

I, the undersigned, understand and agree that:

1. this event has only one division, and each participant is competing against all other participants for any and all prizes.

2. this is a race on foot, and no other means of propulsion is permitted.

3. this is a competitive event, and if I take more than 8:00/mile to finish the distance I will not be an official finisher and will not receive a place or time; further, aid stations en route will close as soon as 8:00 per mile (for the appropriate distance) has elapsed.

This way, if women/masters/clydesdales *want* to enter (and donate their entry fees to prizes for the top runners), they are absolutely welcome to do so. Hey, they want to be treated equally--now they will be!

This kind of thinking first occurred to me when I overheard a "runner" complaining that a particular 5km race did not have enough water stopS (plural).

I have no problem with a men's only race. I've run in women's only races and they were great fun and big competition.

Make it a shirtless race, please!

frozen north wrote:

Make it a shirtless race, please!

...and bun hugging short shorts?

It's called, "the Fukuoka Marathon."