Men’s Distance World Records that have been set since 2019: 5000m, 5k, 10000m, 10k, One Hour, Half Marathon, Marathon, and 50k.
Not to mention national records, collegiate records, overall “raising of standards” across all levels of competition from high school to pro.
So, what’s going on? Pick the biggest contributor to the increase in distance performances.
A) shoe technology
B) light-pacing technology on tracks
C) training methodology (double threshold, lactate monitors)
D) Pharmacology (PED cheating, “grey area” drugs, TUE abuse)
E) other (please explain what)