Because the marathon distance is the only distance to run. ::smh
jsquire wrote:
In 1976, there were barely more than 100 female finishers at the NYC Marathon and only 11 of them broke 3:30. Last year the numbers were 20,398 and 4,299 respectively. Whoever said women basically didn't run back then is pretty much correct.
You know what, I'm really glad I'm not Bruce Jenner. I couldn't imagine how restrictive and annoying it would be to have to wear a bra.
If you need a bra, lose weight.
I started running 40 years ago, before the Jogbra. Fortunately for me, I was/am fairly flat-chested, and for many similarly built runners, we just ran bra-less. The only real issue was chafing. Once sports bras were invented, we started wearing them as they were pretty comfortable.
But I remember our quarter miler - a 60 flat runner - who had very large breasts and had to wear a regular bra. You couldn't avoid noticing that the bouncing was terrible. I always wondered how fast she could have run without all that bouncing.
because... wrote:
Because the marathon distance is the only distance to run. ::smh
jsquire wrote:In 1976, there were barely more than 100 female finishers at the NYC Marathon and only 11 of them broke 3:30. Last year the numbers were 20,398 and 4,299 respectively. Whoever said women basically didn't run back then is pretty much correct.
A large chested woman once told me she used Ace Bandages before JogBra was invented.
well, no wrote:
Although the jogbra played a role, actually, it was the introduction of various apparatus that inhibited a woman's uterus from falling out when running long distances that led to the huge increase in female sports participation.
POD
They bounced like they're supposed to.
Some women have such a heavy top load, they must wear two or even three jog bras. Great view!
Used to be Rono wrote:
There were virtually no female distance runners in the '70s, and the longest women's Olympic event was just 1,500m. But for those who needed a little help, Ace bandage wraps provided that support.
Now a Coach wrote:
Grete Weitz was running 80-90 miles per week before jb.
Waitz was 5' 8, and 115 pounds.
J.R. wrote:
Used to be Rono wrote:There were virtually no female distance runners in the '70s, and the longest women's Olympic event was just 1,500m. But for those who needed a little help, Ace bandage wraps provided that support.
Now a Coach wrote:
Grete Weitz was running 80-90 miles per week before jb.
Waitz was 5' 8, and 115 pounds.
What is the letter that comes right before 'A' ?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
Des Linden: "The entire sport" has changed since she first started running Boston.
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