Is Speed Running an E-Sport?

Is speedrunning an e-sport? Should we consider broadening the scope of e-sports to welcome a wider audience and create a whole new species of competition within this rapidly growing ecosystem?

With Summer Games Done Quick 2017 about to wrap-up and the commercial (and social?) rise of e-sports, I think it's important to draw, or erase a line separating "Speedrunning" and "e-sports." With road, track, cycling, and other races being a staple in the pantheon of traditional sports, should we consider speedrunning an e-sport? But before we begin to…