https://x.com/marayamauchi/status/1988217357043724386?s=20
Well done Mara and all those involved.
Some very clear points mentioned:
Mara says, "I'm here with a lot of my fellow sex realists. We are quietly protesting against parkrun's gender self ID categories. Any male if he says he's a woman or even if he doesn't say he's a woman, any male is welcome in the female category."
"Official results are published every week in descending order of speed. The rankings mean in reality it is a race and that is unfair for women and girls."
And then
"You can call it anything you like, but the facts of Parkrun are, measured courses, start and finish line."
Other brave women also keep raising the valid points such as:
"it's a race if you run it like a race"
and
"That opportunity to treat it like a race should be there for everybody because it is there for men"
We have had this discussion on MN numerous times now where people remind us that Parkrun have stated that they are 'not a race' and are not competitive events. However, if there is any ranking at all, and any records kept and/or published, this makes the events a competitive event.
I hope that Parkrun actually starts to listen now instead of their constant denial. Either remove any ranking activity completely or understand that denying it is a competition while it remains competitive doesn't remove the competitive nature of the event in reality.