Feb 4, 2016
Separate But Unequal: Cross-Country’s Great Distance Debate
It’s the only occasion in athletics where men and women run different lengths for the same event, and for the first time in history, the IAAF is leveling the playing field. But landmark moments led to this decision, and larger consequences loom because of it. How the most important discrepancy in distance running might transform the sport is an interesting story to tell: one steeped in traditions, antiquated thinking, modern conventions, and the inevitability that gender-equality will affect us all.
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