Or, man treats woman poorly to meet his own self interest, she has a positive effect on him despite his nature, he comes to his senses, and as he progresses in a dynamic and realistic she falls for the ‘new’ him. Their bond is strengthened through their mutual rejection by a society that favors conformity over…

“It’s still not clear that hyperandrogenic women possess a marked athletic advantage.”

Ignoring identity, using only objective standards, by what conservative measure is Semenya a woman?

Actually, it’s common practice for hermaphroditic children in Africa to have their gentials mutiliated at birth, and if you’ll excuse the crude expression, “easier to make a hole than a pole.” Caster Semenya was very likely not born with a vagina.

Let’s say you have a white kid who is crazy smart and a very dark skinned ethnic-Italian kid who is told that he is black. Both grow up in a nice suburb. You would never let that very dark skinned Italian kid growing up in the advantaged suburb compete for scholarships against actual black kids from the projects just…

Caster can identify as a woman; that is subjective gender. Caster wants to compete as a female, which is objective sex. External genitalia are the only means in which Caster is female. Internal testes, XXY chromosome, SRY gene production, and a testosterone count that is five standard deviations above the 99th…

I think I may have understated my point; the tech available to the Nike guys in the West is only marginally if at all better than the tech available to those in the Horn of Africa as far as the pros go. It’s not comparing poor Africans to slightly less poor Africans, it’s comparing Africans living in pre-modernity to…

It depends on what you consider doping. Are we talking “what’s within the limit of the rules?” Then no, not doping. Are we talking “not against the rules but very arguably against the spirit of the sport?” Then yes, doped to the gills.

While there is abject poverty in those places, don’t fall for the narrative that those poor unfortunate souls are living in squalor. Their resources are just fine at that level, and their physical location makes out-of-competition drug testing.... challening.

“Part of the reason why the Kenyan team has underwhelmed at the last two Olympics (besides complacency in racing tactics) is that so many of their runners bypass track and cross-country altogether for the roads”

If you look at their trajectories, Westerners and East Africans peak at different ages. Even Mo Farah, born in Somalia but raised and now competing for the UK, is the cream of the global crop at 33, while Kenenisa Bekele (the GOAT distance runner) is 34 and gets his clocks cleaned by Farah these days. Expect Rupp to…

Before this race, Rupp’s coach Alberto Salazar said that Rupp is in about 2:05 shape on a flat fast course right now in good weather conditions with a rabbit. Kipchoge’s best time is around 2:03, and Rupp was about a minute and a half behind Kipchoge. So 2:05 for Rupp (comfortably an American record) is not out of the…

Kemboi got freakin’ robbed. He announced his retirement after the race thinking he had Bronze, then after hearing about the DQ un-retired on the spot so he could “reclaim the medal I earned today when the World Championships are held next year.”

A good video that explains how to use the device. Make sure to use the device for the correct sex (they are male and female specific). Many people think their feet are wide because they go too short. Measure length first, then width, then arch length.

A good video that explains how to use the device. Make sure to use the device for the correct sex (they are male and…

You’d be surprised how knowledgeable high school kids can be about stuff that interests them. I actually tend to bee-line it to younger staffers at running stores because they’re enthusiastic shoe geeks who take care to know the product inside and out.

You’d be surprised how knowledgeable high school kids can be about stuff that interests them. I actually tend to…

I bought a dozen (literally, a dozen) of the Skylon in 2009 when it was discontinued. Finally crushing out my last pair!

I bought a dozen (literally, a dozen) of the Skylon in 2009 when it was discontinued. Finally crushing out my last…

Fit: should have a full thumbnail of space from the end of the longest toe to the end of the shoe when standing. Width should be comfortably snug but not constricting.

Fit: should have a full thumbnail of space from the end of the longest toe to the end of the shoe when standing.…

Vomero (soft neutral) Elite (firm neutral) Structure (stability) Streak LT (intro racing flat) LunarSpider (premium racing flat) are all comparable to anything else in class.

Vomero (soft neutral) Elite (firm neutral) Structure (stability) Streak LT (intro racing flat) LunarSpider (premium…

EVA (the foam plastic that makes up the midsole) breaks down even if not in use. So if a shoe is just sitting in a closet somewhere, it’s losing its ability to cushion the foot. I used to wear the Nike Skylon, a lightweight neutral trainer. I could easily get 500 miles per pair, and could flirt with 600 if I was doing…

EVA (the foam plastic that makes up the midsole) breaks down even if not in use. So if a shoe is just sitting in a…