Female ultramarathon performance 4
Females are slightly better at oxidizing fat than males, with their peak fat oxidation about 10% higher and taking place at a higher exercise intensity. This makes females suited to prolonged endurance exercise where fat is the primary fuel. Image: Mysportscience.com/post/2017/10/10/women-are-better-fat-burners-than-men
Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.
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