Mike Wolfe, on the Western States and getting passed by Ellie Greenwood:
I know most of the jeering and ribbing by guys (often elites) about “getting chicked” is nothing more than sarcastic tongue-in-cheek humor, with no ill intentions. But, there is a serious undertone: guys truly don’t like to get beaten by women, and there’s a subtle implication in that statement—“getting chicked”—that somehow women are not seen as strong or capable as men, and if a guy is passed by a gal, it’s somehow the guy’s pathetic weakness allowing it, rather than the woman’s strength.
Well, the hell with that.
Great stance on a topic that I've struggled with during training runs (races are so busy that it's hard to focus on getting passed by any individual): getting blown past.
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