Why don’t you campaign for the men’s category to be Open so anyone can participate
And should WokeACLU find that trans men and trans women aren’t meeting standards for men’s teams? Insist the standards be lowered. You know, for inclusivity.
Bruce [#4] — i don’t know you.,or where you’re coming from, so possibly you were joking about the age..but 45+ as an evener is a joke. If we were to stage a current BobbyRiggs/BKing match with, say, Federer or Djokovic when they’re 45, arguably they would destroy current top women. That would be true over a wide range of sports. Training is just much, much better as pro careers can become longer. Aside, of course, for the greater tendency of Male Masters to get caught using performance enhancing drugs.
At a personal level, both I and my wife have competed in aerobic sports off and on for decades and for the past couple decades in age-group races at state, and occasionally regional or national levels. I’m nearly a decade older than my wife, but have about 6″ height and 40-50 pounds lean weight on her.. She has had coaching for the past 20 years, works harder, and has better technique, but I’m still faster than she is.
I could go on, but the point I want to make is that there is no easy work-around in most sports that can improve on the binary [biological] Women and Open categories.
[I usually post here under my real name. In this case I prefer not to identify name or sport[s]..
I want that poster.
And should WokeACLU find that trans men and trans women aren’t meeting standards for men’s teams? Insist the standards be lowered. You know, for inclusivity.
Now’s my chance for Little League Glory!
Hang on, I have the solution!
Many spots have handicapping formulas. Mine is simple, elegant, and based on both real world experience and Science! Ready?
TiMs may compete in women’s sports after age 45.
Why has no one thought of this before?
Bruce [#4] — i don’t know you.,or where you’re coming from, so possibly you were joking about the age..but 45+ as an evener is a joke. If we were to stage a current BobbyRiggs/BKing match with, say, Federer or Djokovic when they’re 45, arguably they would destroy current top women. That would be true over a wide range of sports. Training is just much, much better as pro careers can become longer. Aside, of course, for the greater tendency of Male Masters to get caught using performance enhancing drugs.
At a personal level, both I and my wife have competed in aerobic sports off and on for decades and for the past couple decades in age-group races at state, and occasionally regional or national levels. I’m nearly a decade older than my wife, but have about 6″ height and 40-50 pounds lean weight on her.. She has had coaching for the past 20 years, works harder, and has better technique, but I’m still faster than she is.
I could go on, but the point I want to make is that there is no easy work-around in most sports that can improve on the binary [biological] Women and Open categories.
[I usually post here under my real name. In this case I prefer not to identify name or sport[s]..
oldman #5: Definitely joking and pulled the age out of my hat.
Sincere kudos to you and your wife. Myself, I’m “recreationally aerobic”: hiking, biking, XC skiing.