Top of Utah

There are so many different competitive races in Utah. We decided to seek some of them out and ask them what their experiences are with intersex athletes. I contacted the Top of Utah Marathon. This marathon is conducted along the Wasatch Mountains of Cache Valley. This is a big marathon with a lot of competitors each year.

I talked to their Assistant Directors, Todd, who is one of the originators of this marathon. This summer will be the 12th anniversary of this event. He indicated that he has never been required to perform a gender test on any of the participants, but they do classify their events male/female. Everyone is then expected to put themselves into which category that they fit. With that being said, they “trust that everyone who participates is honest enough that there would not be any cheating” involved in their decision.
In 12 years there has been only once instance where they have had an intersex person wanting to compete. This person was upfront about this and told them their circumstance. The directors instructed this person to compete in whichever event they felt fit them best and what they classify themselves as in their daily lives.
If the Top of Utah event could bring in more money and more intersex participants, Todd said they would create events that would better classify these people.

--Morgan