Dude! It’s a Women’s Race!
Ladies! You’re at your local women’s running event (Susan B. Anthony 5K, Nike Women’s Marathon, Disney’s Princess Half Marathon, etc.) and you notice the five o’clock shadow on the person lining up next to you. You take a closer look.
We’re not talking about a vagueness of gender along the lines of Caster Semenya. We’re talking about a bona fide dude. It’s a guy that looks like a younger, fitter version of your uncle Louie.
Do you worry about him beating you? What would make a guy want to run in a women only race to begin with?
Would you make fun of him?
The Wall Street Journal has an article on this that has been making the rounds.
I think you’re just asking for abuse if you’re a guy and you run in a women’s race. I mean really. What would you expect?