Two years later, and all of that is still true:
casual obsever wrote:
Other observations with focus on male non-Africans as per rek's guidelines:
- times improved a lot from the 70's to the 80's (roid time)
- 5000 m times improved hugely after the 80's as well (no test for EPO)
- the fastest decade in the 5000 was the 00's (pre ABP)
- the fastest decade in the 800 was the 80's (roid time)
- the fastest 800 overall was in the 80's (roid time)
- the fastest 5000 overall was in the 90's (no test for EPO)
And of that list, Point 2 and 4 have changed, thanks to Kipchoge/Kiptum (LOL)/Kamworor/Keitany (suspicious ABP passport)/Kosgei/Vaporfly.
casual obsever wrote:
As for world records in long distance running:
- vast majority between late 90's and early 00's
- no male world record after ABP introduction and outing of corrupt Diack
- female world records continue to be broken, from countries with only rudimentary OOC testing and athletes on the IAAF likely doping list
- female marathon world record from the EPO era remains untouched.