Is their research that shows 18-34 years old translates to the same ability or is it because something like 90% of people seeking to run the race are 35 years or older?
Trying to wrap my head around the lump sum for < 35 aged runners.
Is their research that shows 18-34 years old translates to the same ability or is it because something like 90% of people seeking to run the race are 35 years or older?
Trying to wrap my head around the lump sum for < 35 aged runners.
35-39 is probably the top of the marathon participation bell curve based on age. A lot of people get into marathons in their late 20s to early 30s. Giving them a little breathing room when they hit 35 keeps people from giving up on qualifying for Boston.
Conventional Masters age group break down has 35>39 in a group known as Sub-Masters
Athletes younger that 35 years old are not part of the Masters age group breakdown.
Because on average, people start to slow down around the age of 35.
So in essence when an 18 and a 34 year old compete together they are somewhat innthe same playing field because youth has recovery and energy on their side and sub-sub middle age has endurance on their side.
It's very fascinating because a couple hundred years ago 34 was middle aged. Now muddle age is deemed 50 years or older.
I wonder what competive runners in the Renaissance age did for age-grading?
wineturtle wrote:
Conventional Masters age group break down has 35>39 in a group known as Sub-Masters
Athletes younger that 35 years old are not part of the Masters age group breakdown.
So the question becomes why does BostonMarathon not break the whole field into 5 year age groups like they do for the Masters runners.
since 18 is the youngest age permitted to run why are the breakdowns not 18>22, 23>27, 28>32, 33>37, 38>42, so on
Five years is so arbitrary why not 1,911 days in each group?
This thread qualifies as one of the stupidest ever. I doubt OP qualifies to any of the age groups. There's no way he can be 18+ yo.
beernewt wrote:
wineturtle wrote:Conventional Masters age group break down has 35>39 in a group known as Sub-Masters
Athletes younger that 35 years old are not part of the Masters age group breakdown.
So the question becomes why does BostonMarathon not break the whole field into 5 year age groups like they do for the Masters runners.
since 18 is the youngest age permitted to run why are the breakdowns not 18>22, 23>27, 28>32, 33>37, 38>42, so on
Five years is so arbitrary why not 1,911 days in each group?
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