Women given 15 minute handicap at LA Marathon

bandersnatch writes "From Running USA:

Under hazy skies, relative calm and temperatures in the mid-50s, the elite women took off 15 minutes and 50 seconds ahead of the elite men and the rest of the 25,000 plus entrants. The handicap differential was determined by past LA Marathon winning times and the relative strength of the elite fields (last year's, differential was 20:30).

After the race, Lyubov Denisova expressed disappointment in finishing third in The Challenge (46 seconds behind) and believed the 15:50 handicap favored the men. I'm confused and speechless. Confused as I thought whatever a man can do, a woman can do just as good or better. So why the need for a handicap, ladies? Speechless because I can't believe I just read a woman saying that a 15 minute handicap for the women runners favored the men."

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