Are we interested in THEORICAL researches, or in PRACTICAL results ?
Here I can give you some example of how the THEORICAL advantages, that are in the mind of Mindweak and Casual Observer and also your, are absolutely out of every logic and of every statistic research.
I consider the real WR for every event from 800m till Marathon, the SUPPOSED WR clean 4% slower, and how many performances there were (updated at today Saturday 15 September, tomorrow we have to change both Marathon and Half Marathon) :
800m :
WR 1’40”92 (+ 4%) = 1’45”29
Top 100 performances : 1’42”98 (41 by KEN - 12 by US)
Top 200 performances : 1’43”34 (69 by KEN - 28 y US - 10 by GBR)
Top 500 performances : 1’43”88 (116 by KEN - 73 by US - 31 by GBR)
Top 1000 performances : 1’44”32 (180 by KEN - 170 by US - 65 by GBR)
Performances under 1’45”29 : 3185 by 414 athletes
1500m :
WR 3’26”00 (+ 4%) = 3’34”24
Top 100 performances : 3’29”91 (36 by KEN - 8 by MAR - 8 by ESP - 4 by GBR - 3 by US)
Top 200 performances : 3’30”80 (66 by KEN - 15 by MAR - 15 by US - 6 by GBR)
Top 500 performances : 3’32”01 (114 by KEN - 68 by US - 34 by GBR)
Top 1000 performances : 3’33”14 (175 by KEN - 138 by US - 60 by GBR)
Performances under 3’34”24 : 1775 by 414 athletes
5000m :
WR 12’37”35 (+ 4%) = 13’07”64
Top 100 performances : 12’54”70 (46 by KEN - 25 by ETH - 8 by MAR)
Top 200 performances : 12’57”60 (87 by KEN - 36 by ETH - 19 by MAR)
Top 500 performances : 13’01”93 (169 by KEN - 67 by ETH - 37 by US)
Top 1000 performances : 13’07”34 (292 by KEN - 107 by ETH - 93 by US)
Performances under 13’07”64 : 1045 by 200 athletes
10000m :
WR 26’17”53 (+ 4%) = 27’20”63
Top 100 performances : 26’57”88 (54 by KEN - 27 by ETH - 3 by ERI - 3 by GBR - 2 by US)
Top 200 performances : 27’08”94 (92 by KEN - 42 by ETH - 10 by US - 4 by GBR)
Performances under 27’20”63 : 389 by 141 athletes
HALF - MARATHON :
WR 58’23” (+ 4%) = 1h00’43”
Top 100 performances : 59’22” (71 by KEN - 16 by ETH - 3 by ERI)
Top 200 performances : 59’37” (130 by KEN - 38 by ETH - 5 by ERI - 3 by GBR)
Top 500 performances : 1h00’08” (301 by KEN - 79 by ETH - 19 by ERI)
Top 1000 performances : 1h00’41” (564 by KEN - 129 by ETH - 47 by JPN)
Performances under 1h00’43” : 1052 by 404 athletes
MARATHON :
WR 2h02’57” (+ 4%) = 2h07’52”
Top 100 performances : 2h05’27” (54 by KEN - 37 by ETH - 3 by US)
Top 200 performances : 2h06’13” (118 by KEN - 60 by ETH - 5 by JPN)
Top 500 performances : 2h07’15” (261 by KEN - 98 by ETH - 32 by JPN)
Top 1000 performances : 2h08’16” (465 by KEN - 180 by ETH - 104 by JPN)
Performances under 2h07’52” : 769 by 321 athletes
I'm not usual to insult people, but it's evident that, if you REALLY think that 3185 performances and 414 athletes in 800m,
1775 performances and 414 athletes in 1500m, 1045 performances and 200 athletes in 5000m, 389 performances and 141 athletes in 10000m, 1052 performances and 404 athletes in HM, and 769 performances and 321 athletes in Marathon (so all the performances FASTER than the supposed CLEAN WR, according the hypothesis of theorical researches), you can only be an idiot, not knowing anything about athletics (this is very clear reading your posts), but also anything about mat, statistic and logic.
Please, stop to show papers of researches made by physiologists that didn't have any clue about the real sport of elite. Stop also to compare the scientific doping of athletes supported by very rich teams (like Armstrong) with the naïve doping of some African runner. Stop to write something in your opinion ironic, that instead can only show how much you are stupid and ignorant of the problem (this is not for you, I speak about many posts that don't have any connection with the argument we want to treat). Stop to write intelligent messages such as "Bump". Stop to write that somebody goes home "devastated". This is only a show of children who don't have any knowledge (not only about athletics, but about anything) but are presumptuous and think to know everything about any argument, from physiology to methodology, from doping to policy (and after don't know that Portugal is in Europe, or that 78 years ago the second war started).
We can discuss methodology, medicine, doping, results ONLY having a clear picture of the final goal of the athletes, that is RUNNING AT THEIR BEST. If somebody is interested to improve his results, has to look at his training, not at the doping of OTHER people (supposed or real) for finding excuses about his poor training and poor results, without knowing anything about the value of every athletic performance, of the talent and of the real training.