The Cirque Series is coming to Washington State. The team is still looking for volunteers for a spectacular day out at Crystal Mountain on 19 September. Email Steve for info.  

Trail du Saint-Jacques Gender Split

5 June 2023

Let’s see what the gender split looks like for those wanting to run, not hike this spirit quest on the Santiago de Compostela in France on this UTMB event that went down this past weekend.

  • L’Ultra du Saint-Jacques (126 km) Starters: 558, DNF: 138, Finishers: 419 – 14 women 3%.
  • Le Grand Trail du Saint-Jacques (75 km) Starters: 963, DNF: 61, Finishers: 902 – 76 women 8%.
  • Le Maratrail du Saint-Jacques (46 km) Starters: 1064, DNF: 17, Finishers: 1,047 – 185 women 18%.
  • Le Trail des Chibottes (18km) Starters: 780, DNF: 7, Finishers: 772 – 280 women 36%.

I didn’t capture the numbers for the two hiking distances the event is offering. Overall the event saw 2,648 runners finishing their races, just 555 were women, or 21%. It seems that women aren’t really into pilgrimaging for are religion that historically considered them second-class citizens.

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