Love listening to these Ultra podcast hosts claiming, "oh, it's going to be so epic when a woman finishes the Barkley Marathons." Why can't just one of these guys (Ginger Runner, Coury, etc...) just be blatanly honest and lay it out there that it can't be done.
good thing i didn't accomplish all my goals yet because then what would i do tomorrow.
-Alexi Pappas
Will be more epic when Allie Ostrander wins it in a record time.
aoftw wrote:
Will be more epic when Allie Ostrander wins it in a record time.
Based and allie pilled
You're right, it's because Laz will never let any of the many women capable of winning compete.
Be careful what you wish for. Laz knows everything that gets discussed on that thar web thing. There are a few women that would have a chance and several will be trying over the next two years assuming they get in.
Just because you're too scared to leave your couch doesn't mean that others don't have the guts to try.
John Kelley (Barkley finisher) lays out a compelling argument that a woman could finish Barkely. The argument is pretty simple:
1. He finished Barkely
2. There are women that are better runners than he is.
3. Therefore a woman could finish Barkely.
http://www.randomforestrunner.com/2018/04/can-a-woman-finish-barkley/
Paul2432 wrote:
John Kelley (Barkley finisher) lays out a compelling argument that a woman could finish Barkely. The argument is pretty simple:
1. He finished Barkely
2. There are women that are better runners than he is.
3. Therefore a woman could finish Barkely.
Doesn't the Barkley marathon also involve navigation/directional skills in addition to running?
not saying a woman couldn't finish but... wrote:
Paul2432 wrote:
John Kelley (Barkley finisher) lays out a compelling argument that a woman could finish Barkely. The argument is pretty simple:
1. He finished Barkely
2. There are women that are better runners than he is.
3. Therefore a woman could finish Barkely.
Doesn't the Barkley marathon also involve navigation/directional skills in addition to running?
There are women that can navigate. Tove Alexandersson is a 15 time world champion in orienteering and ski orienteering. She closed the third of the Ring of Steall Skyrace faster than Sage Canaday.
http://www.skylinescotland.com/ring-of-steall-skyrace/results/2018-results/typo... she closed the last third of the Ring of Steall faster than Sage.
After watching the documentary on Netflix why would they waste be their time.
If a male who identifies as female finishes, does that count? What about the other way around?
The Magnatron!
Beware.
Entirely agree that there are lots of great women navigators including Tove, but the Ring of Steall is a marked course so not a good example.
So the argument folks are positing here is that a woman can finish Barkley Marathons but for the navigation requirement?
I’m sure Camille prefers her WCs, WRs, and Comrades crown. Nothing to prove in Tennessee.
If John Kelly said it, I'll go with it. He, as one of the 15 finishers ever, would know better than any of us.
This whole comment about Laz not putting a woman in who might win is absolute sh*t. You obviously have no clue what you are talking about.
There has only been two women (I believe) SO FAR to complete the fun run of three loops. Heck, I think only one woman has started a fourth loop.
Not sure if she is in this years Barkley, but a name to look out for is Liz Canty. She's a beast and has wins at some pretty gnarly races to her name.
I feel like you'd have a fighters chance if you just stuck with the more experienced Barkley runners for the first three loops. Of course this also means you'd need damn perfect weather, a solid group of experienced runners who made it to the third loop and some luck. I've read stories where people have tried this strategy only to look down for a second, be engulfed in fog and all of a sudden the other runners are nowhere to be found. (Of course you, by this point at 3 loops are also dealing with sleep deprivation that is only going to get worse on 4th and 5th loops).
I think just one troll said that, possibly not seriously.
There have been 8 fun runs completed by 5 different women, but it's true only one (Sue Johnston) has started a fourth. Some great women have run, but if the increase in the % of women competitors seen last year continues this year, I'm sure that record will be improved.
They are pretty easy. The course record isn't hard to beat. Even I could do it. It would be fun to see how much Bekele could smash it. I'm sure some women could if they were bothered. Ayana Almaz would laugh at the current men's course record.