Next year's Boston Marathon will feature a choice for non-binary runners for the first time. Qualification standards will use the Female category times. Runners will have their own Non-Binary Division results compiled.
The just completed Frederick Mile used similar standards and allowed non-binary runners the choice of running in the Male races or the Female races with results not scored in those categories, but all being scored in the Non-Binary category.
This seems as ideal a situation as can be currently attained. The NCAA will probably not use this standard and will continue to inflame everyone, simply because they can. Pending legislation to include non-binary standards in Title IX could change all of this as well.
Future Philadelphia Distance Run races will even offer prize money that is equal in Male, Female and Non-Binary categories, which will probably enhance the numbers of non-binary runners in their races.
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