Running Times Magazine: Magill on Masters: The Need for Speed

Running Times Magazine: Magill on Masters: The Need for Speed: "As it turns out, masters athletes don’t lose top speed faster than endurance. A calculation of percent change in men’s and women’s masters world records between the 40-44 and 70-74 age groups – focusing on three distances – gives this result:

MEN
• 100 meters = 24% change
• 5,000 meters = 35% change
• Marathon = 36% change

WOMEN
• 100 meters = 33% change
• 5,000 meters = 44% change
• Marathon = 54% change"

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