Some light relief in sport

I wonder, if the non-binary times were plotted on a graph, what the graph would look like?

Looks like the third place non-binary, Elliott Paynter, is female. It's a pain having to look at the photos to find out the runners sex but if anybody else can be bothered that would be interesting.

The other way to look at it is that the time to achieve is set so low it rewards people way down the field.

By rights, a woman could win that prize money if they declared themselves NB. Because the bar is set conveniently so that Zach could win it. Imagine, if they set it at 3.05 and Zach couldn’t get Zach’s time down!!!

But that the bar is set so low says what exactly?

Of course, if it was a competition between two people who were at the peak of their sex class category then yes, it would be always going to a male.

For a man who came 696th or something (quoted up thread). So prize money to a mediocre male.

All non binaries are equal apparently.

But some are more equal than others.

What an absolute shit show 😂

Sub-3.10. The non-binary prize is an extra blokes prize then...

One to file under "You couldn't make it up". 😂

This is hilarious 😆

But they can’t can they? I mean…. All non binaries are equal apparently. And no one can tell the difference between a male NB and a female NB. They are hoist by their own petard.

In a bit of a bind, aren't they?

Dare they object? Because that would be admitting that the sex binary does exist and "non binary" is a nonsense.

Thus invalidating their own declared identity.

I mean, what a dilemma.

I wonder how long it will take the XX non-binaries to get pissed off that the XY non-binaries are winning everything.

I believe this years marathon is offering prize money.

twitter.com/mara_yamauchi/status/1588882244709806080?s=46&t=FTI1Vwi6J8urjUm-fpYRrA

Tmrw’s NYC Marathon offers prize money for the first time in the non-binary category as follows (to be eligible for prize money, must run sub 3:10).

1. $5,000
2. $4,000
3. $3,000
4. $2,000
5. $1,000

How convenient for Zachery. By 2021 standards they’d win. For a mediocre performance.

Yep, I saw that. 17 people who were men proudly beating women at sports. I've read up on some of these athletes - Kate Weatherly did not impress many of the women competitors in her sport and Natalie Ryan has been said to throw a disc golf in a way that no woman ever has.

Prize money seems a little 'participation award' in that case.

The constant They and Themming in that artical is so jarring. I keep wondering which group of people the writer is talking about and realise its just 1 mans group sized ego.
I can't believe people intentionally other themselves by referring to themselves as Themselves. (Phew!)

3.09 would not qualify him this person for Boston.... in the male category... (assuming he's this person is under 29).

Another interesting article from that Outsports link proudly listing 17 trans women winners of national and international sporting competitions including a golfer who won €12,500 in a driving competition...

i assume anything that does not Centre Zak’s super specialness to be apparent to all is deemed humiliating

Still, Harris is lacking one piece of recognition the other winners received: prize money. They say they haven’t been contacted by marathon organizers about their first-place finish.

I hope this was tongue in cheek. Zachary ran 3.09 which is great and I admire anyone running a marathon.

But this was an hour behind the male winner (2.08) and the female winner came in at (2.22). That women’s race would have been awesome. The first three were rather close in times!

Thanks for sharing this.

Most races only allow contestants to enter as “male” or “female,” forcing Harris and other non-binary and trans runners to suffer an unnecessary humiliation.

I thought we were reliably told that not one person was denying their sex. So why is it humiliating?

It is all a house of cards on a shifting sands foundation, isn’t it? There seems to never be consistency.

how would that have gone down with the people who ran faster than them and placed 4th and below, but higher than 695th.

Wouldn’t that just be put down as a ‘binary-normative’ issue for those not getting first placement in their categories to deal with.

I mean, imagine if the 1st place from this year came out as NB next year!!! [gasp!]. Or even the 4th place winner! Because then place winners would earn more, and those just missing out will be rewarded too.

I could see how this could catch on. Even just for prestige of winning two categories and getting publicity and sponsorship. It is brilliant.

I wonder if it will ever click in their minds what they have started.

So he’s a gay man who got bullied for being gay? I’m confused. He’s a bit of a low effort NB though, he hasn’t even got the blue hair undercut.

www.outsports.com/2021/11/17/22785781/nyc-marathon-2021-zackary-harris-non-binary

Never underestimate the self-confidence and self-congratulations of a mediocre male.