Not trying to split hair here, but the stats you gave are for all runners at Boston. ~25% of the field are there by means other than qualification. However, the stats you gave shows that there are a lot more men than women there. I wonder what the general ratio is for men/women at all marathons. That would give us a good look at whether the BAA ratio of men/women are on par with the national average or not.
http://raceday.baa.org/statistics.html
Not an even split. Men and women have to hit the same time under the stated BQ standard to actually register.
You can still argue that one or the other have softer base qualifying standard (women of the same age get 30 minutes vs. men), but that is a different matter.
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My marathon PR is "under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."
dfroelich wrote:
zoom wrote:
It all depends on what your definition of "easier" is. If the field is evenly split at 50/50 male/female ration, which I believe it is, does it mean that one gender has it easier than the other?http://raceday.baa.org/statistics.html
Not an even split. Men and women have to hit the same time under the stated BQ standard to actually register.
You can still argue that one or the other have softer base qualifying standard (women of the same age get 30 minutes vs. men), but that is a different matter.
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My marathon PR is "under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."