英国超级马拉松运动员Jasmin Paris于2024年完成Barkley Marathons 100英里赛程，仅在60小时截止时间前剩余1分39秒，打破了这项赛事对女性的性别壁垒1。此前，赛事创办人Lazarus Lake在2015年曾表示"这项赛事对女性来说太难了，她们没有足够的韧性完成"1。随着Paris的突破，女性运动员在Via Alpina、Cocodona 250等顶级赛事中持续创造纪录1。
根据RunRepeat与国际超级马拉松协会合作的20年数据研究，在100英里赛程中，性别成绩差距仅为0.25%1。研究进一步表明，超过195英里的距离中，女性具有潜力更快完成1。尽管如此，女性目前仅占超级马拉松参赛者的约20%1。为推动性别平衡，新西兰一场越野赛成为首个UTMB World Series赛事实现50:50的性别参赛人数平衡1。
Female endurance runners are increasingly challenging traditional gender performance gaps in ultramarathon events, with recent achievements and data suggesting women may possess competitive advantages in the longest distances. British ultramarathon athlete Jasmin Paris completed the Barkley Marathons 100-mile course in 2024, finishing with just 1 minute and 39 seconds remaining before the 60-hour cutoff time 1. This milestone came nearly a decade after race founder Lazarus Lake declared in 2015 that the event was "too difficult for women" and questioned whether they had "the toughness to finish" 1.
Research examining two decades of ultramarathon data reveals a dramatic convergence in performance between genders at extreme distances. In 100-mile races, the gender performance gap narrows to just 0.25 percent, and beyond 195 miles, women demonstrate the potential to complete courses faster than men 1. Despite these competitive achievements, women remain underrepresented in the sport, comprising approximately 20 percent of ultramarathon participants 1. Female athletes have established records across premier events such as Via Alpina and Cocodona 250, while a New Zealand trail running race has become the first UTMB World Series event to achieve 50:50 gender balance 1.
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