I keep telling my hubby that the next two Olympics that women are going to beat the men in the marathon. He laughs, but look at what women have done since they were offically allowed to run. Paula Radcliff ran in 2:15 and some change, Ann Trason has been the leading lady at the Western States 100 14 years, and blows away most men. Many of the endurance sports will be seeing the same results I would predict