Speed of marathon doesn't necessarily serve as a benchmark for endurance, does it? Endurance is a metric of how tired you get over time, no? A cheetah can run 1km waaaay faster than a human. Doesn't mean that it has better endurance than humans.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A marathon is a test of endurance. The faster you can complete it, the more endurance you have. Without endurance your body slows to a crawl over the vast distances covered during a marathon. A cheetah sprinting has nothing to do with endurance. They're terrible endurance runners. Nobody's saying sprinting speed is a test of endurance, but marathon speed absolutely is.

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

By your logic, ultra-marathons are an even greater test of endurance. And women compete at parity with men (if not better) in those events.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-49284389

[–] dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're adding parameters to say that women don't have as much endurance as men. Have a race in which everyone has to run the same speed and see how long they can do it. That is true endurance. You can't add parameters and say it's a true test of a single one.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

Idk what to tell you. You're arguing that a marathon isn't a test of endurance, and the speed at which someone can complete it isn't an indication of their overall strength and endurance. Okay then. You win. Have a nice day.

[–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

What (widely popular) race could possibly be a better metric of endurance than the marathon?