For Aging Runners, a Formula Makes Time Stand Still (October 29, 2003)
Thanks to Dave.
"After I finish a race," he said, "all my friends ask me, `Are you on your regression line?' And I'm not quite on my regression line." But he said he thought that the reason might have more to do with his weaknesses as a runner, as well as a chronic thigh injury, than his weaknesses as an economist. Other athletes who have used the tables have been able to keep up with their predictions.
Underlying all the research, of course, is an assumption that ordinary people — or at least ordinary marathon runners — age at the same rate as elite athletes. If that is not the case, Dr. Fair's tables and the masters tables would be setting the bar at the wrong place for most people.
Scientists have yet to agree on an answer, however. "My own view is that very top people do age a little less rapidly."
I'd be very very interested to compare the aging patterns for sprinters to my speed aging patterns of baseball players. I'll see how well they hold up.
--posted by TangoTiger at 07:52 AM EDT
Posted 10:30 a.m.,
October 29, 2003
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studes
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Tango, there is a graphic of his age factors, but it's not in the print version that you're linking to. I've put the link to the article under "homepage". The link to the graphic is halfway down the page on the right.
Posted 10:48 a.m.,
October 29, 2003
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Sylvain(e-mail)
(homepage)
Studes: your links didn't work with me, I could read the article but no graphic (perhaps some IE stuff).
In the homepage: link to the Health-Fitness and Nutrition section of the times; the article is the one above, click on the link "Graphic: running the numbers". It's a pop-up.
I think this is the graphic Studes is refering to.
Sylvain
Posted 4:01 p.m.,
October 29, 2003
(#3) -
tangotiger
(homepage)
Here's the chart.