03/10/2026
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Not long ago, women were told distance running was dangerous for their bodies. The Boston Marathon didnβt officially allow women to compete until 1972.
Today, women make up nearly half of marathon finishers in the United States.
Women are not just participating. They are redefining endurance.
Research has shown that in ultra endurance events, women often close the performance gap with men, and in some races the difference in finish times is as little as 10%. In extreme endurance events, women sometimes even outperform men due to advantages in fat metabolism, pacing discipline, and fatigue resistance.
Women are also showing incredible longevity in sport. Female runners often maintain high performance levels well into their 40s, 50s, and beyond.
But despite the rapid growth of women in sport, female health and performance research still lags far behind.
For decades, most sports medicine and exercise science studies were conducted primarily on male athletes, and today less than 10% of sports science research is designed specifically around female physiology.
Female health research also receives significantly less funding, leaving many questions about hormones, bone health, metabolism, and injury risk understudied.
This matters because women face unique physiological challenges in sport. Female athletes have higher rates of hormonal disruptions and bone density concerns.
Supporting women in sport means supporting the whole body.
This Womenβs History Month we celebrate the women showing up for themselves every day. The women training before work, chasing PRs, returning to sport after injury or pregnancy, and continuing to push boundaries in what the female body is capable of.
And we are proud to support them along the way.
