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Good point. Running is much more well-established as a sport for women than cycling. I heard Fiona Oakes speak a few years ago, and while probably not in the same league as Courtney Dauwalter, she is an amazing runner. She's faced a good deal of hostility from male runners for beating them (and being vegan while doing it).
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I've been reading Queens of Pain, a book about a number of notable women cyclists since the invention of the bicycle really. The numbers for the endurance events are frequently mind-boggling & many a time is stated that men's records were absolutely destroyed by women.
A classic example would be Beryl Burton.
In 1967, she set a new 12-hour time trial record of 277.25 miles – a mark that surpassed the men’s record of the time by 0.73 miles and was not superseded by a man until 1969. While setting the record she caught and passed Mike McNamara who was on his way to setting the men's record at 276.52 miles and winning that year's men's British Best All-Rounder. She is reputed to have given him a liquorice allsort as she passed him.Apparently, McNamara ate the sweet.
Just remembered that @Tor has a DVD of Half the Road around somewhere. Should get around to watching it.
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On the topic of women being stronger at ultra distances this is a fantastic example:
https://gearjunkie.com/courtney-dauwalter-moab-200-winner