Can you re do these graphs based on 60 male + female combined slots versus 100?
Are there any races that offer 60 slots? Seems like itās 40/50 for the normal races and 75/100 for regional champs
We were all wondering earlier why most NA races get 10 more spots than most of the EU races. I think now that we have our answer.
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this is LP assume 50 slots (obviously we dont know the number for next year yet) . 22 female, 28 male (lowest AG adjusted time 9:29:40)
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We can pat ourselves on the back about title 9, but if the results were reversed, you know what youād say? 5 weeks paid maternity leave, 5 weeks paid vacation, āfreeā health care, and direct deposit monthly childcare allowances kick ass. One could surely argue that those levels of support should make it more possible for older, established women who have families to devote time to triathlon?
What if I told you that school sports arenāt played the same way in Europe as they are in the US?
Itās not just title 9, although surely that helps to some degree. But kids play āsportā in school like a PE class. If they want to do sport after school, itās a club, thatās heavily funded by the state.
Fun social stats time. In Europe around 80% of men and women can swim unassisted. In the USA thatās about 55%.
In Europe, 50% of cycling is done by women. In the USA, 30% are women.
40% of marathon runners are female in the USA. That number is around 20% in European countries. About 11% total pop run regularly in Europe. In the US itās about 17%>
Iād suggest that women have financial means, time, and sport experience in Europe. While there are some differences, I think the way sport is done entirely is one of the factors, but likely not the only one.
I think a lot of it comes down to social preferences.
Thank you, this is great to look at. Not surprised the European draffests of Barcelona, Copenhagen with mild running conditions tend to have such higher allocation to older men. As someone indicated before, it might be best to go to slower races in the future if the Age Grading works against you, namely Nice, Thun, and Wales(?).
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You just need 10-15 strong older men and women and it blows things out of the water in terms of them benefiting vs the younger age groups on a hard course. These people will get the full benefit for the age grading while NOT FADING (relatively) on a hard course. In my age group (60-64) in 70.3 the age grading is 0.82. Thatās 18 minutes on a 100 min split so my friend who runs 1:40 gets a 1:22 equivalent time if he hangs on to a 1:40. The 20-24 year old needs to to a 1:22 but the 20-24 year old also fades on a hot hilly day somewhat.
Where I live there are probably way more 60-64ās who can do an off the bike 1:40 than there are 20-24 year olds who can do an off the bike 1:22. And thatās just focusing on running where there is the biggest fade. A well trained 60 year old can still swim OK. Iām swimming 1-2 min slower than when I was 20-24, and I am biking 10 min slower on 70.3 than when we were 30 (my 2:20 to 2:30 splits are not 2:30-2:40 on equivalent courses, my hard course splits may be 2:40-2:50 range when Iād be around 2:25-2:35ā¦
So I fade more on hard courses but way less than my age grading of 0.82 which gives me a virtual 2:15 which I really only did on flat courses). My run is way way worse, so I slide down in the virtual standings on that leg as I barely break 2 hrs, but the guys winning my age group run 1:35-1:40 so thatās who the young guys have to worry about.
But the same guys WERE running around 1:25 off the bike when we were young (I did lots of 1:25-1:30ās, but have had several accidents, but my peers have faded along their age grading and young people wanting to qualify have to worry about those guys and gals)
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