The best age for half marathon

Sex- and age-related differences in half-marathon performance and competitiveness in the world’s largest half-marathon – the GöteborgsVarvet The age for the best marathon time resp.The time when it is over with the fastest marathon has been well investigated. Although the marathon is very popular, more people worldwide run a half marathon than a marathon.We now analyzed 138'616 runners who run by 2014-2016 the ‘Gothenburgsvarvet’, which is considered the largest half marathon in the world.

Differences in pacing between boys and old runners

There Marathon methusalem Arne Haase (M85) In Germany, a new marathon talent is reflected in the category M85.

The runner Arne Haase has in 2015 in the M80 category a marathon in 5:33:21 hours. This year in the M85 category, he ran in Frankfurt 5: 55.03 hours, see https://www.frankfurt-marathon.com/unser-best-gon-derm-dm-der-marathon-Methusalem-arne-hase-m85/

Pacing of age class runners in the marathon

Pacing in age group marathoners in the “New York City Marathon” The pacing in the marathon has been studied especially for the top runners and less for the age group runners. We studied the pacing of 20'283 women and 28'282 men who run the ‘New York City Marathon’ 2015.When analyzing only one output, you can exclude the influence of the weather.

It shows for men like women that the running speed decreased during the race, but all runners were able to deliver a final spurt from kilometers 40 to the finish. The work can be found under https://www.standfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15438627.2017.1393752

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The limits of human performance

How Fast Can Humans Run? A journalist has thought about the performance of runners in the sprint area as well as the marathon.

The meaning of HIIT for the older athlete

HIIT produces increases in muscle power and free testosterone in male masters athletes The High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is now an established method for top athletes. An English group has now examined the influence of a 6-week HIIT on the performance of male age-class athletes at a mean age of 60 years.

It showed that this training form not only significantly increased the performance, but still increases the free testosterone. This interesting article can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28794164/

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The oldest runner in the 6-hour run

Albert Stricker runs the 6-hour running in Brugg At this year’s 6-hour run in Brugg, the 94-year-old Albert Stricker also ran with. According to the leaderboard, a runner has never started in the M90 category in a 6-hour run. He reached 24.304 km and for him the category M90 had to be created at the event because he should actually be considered in the M70 category. The newspaper report can be found under https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/brugg/24-Stunde-hier-hier-kart-der-94-Neige-Albert-stricker-ins-ziel-ld.1454318

The performance in high age

Age-related decline in endurance running performance - An example of a multiple World records holder A French group has analyzed the performance of the Canadian Ed Whitlock. This runner holds some old age clords in the marathon.

It shows that its performance increased after 80 and even dramatically dropped after 85. The evaluation can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28930640/

The performance in high age

Marathon Pace Control in Masters Athletes An Irish group has examined the pacing of age class runners at the New York City Marathon 2015. They have made performance groups based on the marathon world record. It showed that the running speed during the marathon by age, gender and performance levels are influenced.

Under string, the fast age group runners are better in pacing than the slow runner, and that regardless of age and gender. The work can be found under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28714744/

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Differences in pacing between boys and old runners

Fifty Men, 3510 Marathons, Cardiac Risk Factors, and Coronary Artery Calcium Scores An American group has examined vascular seals in the coronious vessels of male marathon runners as it often occurs that such athlete have vascular conciliations although they are physically very active. Only runners were included in the study, which has run at least one marathon every year for 25 years. 51 men were included with an average age of around 60 years ago the total 3'510 marathons have run.It showed that the runners with more calcifications were older, later started in life with the run, older than they ran the first marathon and the runners with more calcifications were sooner and rather showed an increased cholesterol. The bottom line is the vascular conciliation rather on cardiovascular risk factors and not to many marathons or a lot of running training.