I like to look at statistics. Below are some numbers I pulled from the data on Milliseconds Sports Timing. I used the data sets from the all-male and all-female sorts on the Leadville results page. That means the mixed tandem team data is not included in numbers below.
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264 | Women entered |
| 14% of the entry field was women |
66 | DNS |
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| 25% of the w's field didn't show up |
70 | DNF |
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194 | Started |
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| 64% of the w's start field finished |
124 | Finished |
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| 47% of the w's entry field finished |
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1614 | Men entered |
| This includes all-male tandems |
212 | DNS |
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| 13% of the men's field didn't show up |
254 | DNF |
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1360 | Started |
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| 84% of the m's start field finished |
1148 | Finished |
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| 71% of the m's entry field finished |
I’m interested in what kept the women from showing up to the start line. You can post your comments here on Active, on Facebook or send me a private message at gale@galebernhardt.com
If you know of women that didn't make it to the start, please forward this post to them - thanks.
