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stopdiggin

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13. yes. and like I said, 'interesting' - but also kind of disappointing

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #9)

Sat Jun 22, 2024, 01:05 PM

Jun 2024

I thought they could have done a lot more in terms of actually refuting ....

What they did do a pretty good job of - was in pointing out a lot of patently ridiculous (and frankly toxic) nonsense that has prevailed through the years.

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How women runners debunked myths about the sport and made running their own [View all] sl8 Jun 2024 OP

Oh wow Farmer-Rick Jun 2024 #1

Well, For One Thing, Most Of The Myths Are Plain Stupid ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #3

Well the actual myth that the writer posted Farmer-Rick Jun 2024 #6

The Raw Numbers Do Not Support Accuracy ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #8

Not much "raw" data was in the NPR article Farmer-Rick Jun 2024 #10

You Read Nothing I Wrote ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #11

Yeah. This is going nowhere - fast. -(nt)- stopdiggin Jun 2024 #12

interesting. but, dang, have to admit I was expecting a lot more stopdiggin Jun 2024 #2

See My Post #3 ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #4

we actually agree on virtually everything you posted stopdiggin Jun 2024 #5

10 Seconds In The 100 Meters Is F'n Fast! ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #7

I think if you read the book Farmer-Rick Jun 2024 #9

yes. and like I said, 'interesting' - but also kind of disappointing stopdiggin Jun 2024 #13