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Enduring Questions: Ageing And Slowing
By Amby Burfoot on 11/05/2006 11:30:06
Did you know that if you can run a four-hour marathon at age 30, you should be able to pip under 4:30 at age 49? Amby Burfoot examines how much you should expect to slow as you age
boys and grandmothers, ages 8 to 80, at distances from 800m to the marathon and beyond. In the mid-1980s, a group called the World Masters Association began using a comparable American database to produce age- and gender-graded tables. These tables
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The Effect Of Ageing On Endurance
By Christie Aschwanden on 21/08/2009 09:10:50
Are you too old - or too young - to run your best marathon? To find out, we asked top scientists, coaches and elite athletes about the impact of ageing on endurance. Their answers might pleasantly surprise you
© Getty Images The two Olympic marathons held last August in Beijing were literally races for the ages. Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru, then 21, broke more than an Olympic record with his 2:06:32 win; he crushed long-held conventional
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The Effect Of Ageing On Endurance (Preview)
By Christie Aschwanden on 21/08/2009 14:00:43
Are you too old - or too young - to run your best marathon? To find out, we asked top scientists, coaches and elite athletes about the impact of ageing on endurance. Their answers might pleasantly surprise you (non-subscriber preview)
© Getty Images The two Olympic marathons held last August in Beijing were literally races for the ages. Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru, then 21, broke more than an Olympic record with his 2:06:32 win; he crushed long-held conventional
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Become A British Age-Group Athlete
By Simon Griffiths on 18/11/2009 12:20:46
If you're looking for a new triathlon challenge - and after a while, you're going to want one - you could try for a place in a GB age-group team
age-group structure. However old you are, triathlon gives you the opportunity to compete against other athletes of a similar vintage. This means you can race for your country whether you're 25 or 85 without being a full-time, professional athlete
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Q+A: Am I training too hard for my age?
By George Gandy on 03/09/2000 21:35:13
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q Im a 53-year-old male who races all distances from 5K to the marathon. I train six days a week: four hard sessions, two easy ones, plus a rest day. Do you think this is too much for someone of my age?A The real key to making any training
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Running through the ages (Preview)
By Dimity McDowell and Adrian Monti on 05/11/2010 14:35:23
each year, regardless of how hard we train: our age. But thanks to all the health benefits that running brings, you don't need to sweat each time a candle is added to your cake. "There's a big difference between biological age, or how old your body
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Ageing Race-fully
By Jerrie Andrews on 09/05/2011 10:00:00
From boosting your bones to sharpening your mind, here’s how running can hold back the years
The benefits of running are well documented, but it seems the advantages increase exponentially as you age. Regular running can help slow the effects of time, lead to a longer life and improve quality of life in ageing runners, according to a study
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Running through the ages - How to run your best whatever your age
By Dimity McDowell and Adrian Monti on 04/11/2010 16:03:30
year, regardless of how hard we train: our age. But thanks to all the health benefits that running brings, you don't need to sweat each time a candle is added to your cake. "There's a big difference between biological age, or how old your body thinks
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Reader to Reader: Too old for a PB?
By Catherine Lee on 25/06/2007 10:24:34
How much does your age limit what you can achieve? Here's what you thought
RYour best answersAge is just a state of mindI'm 39 and still have plans to destroy my current PBs. Here’s a good quote which I believe in “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right!” (Henry Ford). It’s totally true, stay positive
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The Moor The Merrier
By Andy Blackford on 09/09/2003 11:45:05
The madness of adventure racers, as seen through the eyes of an ageing ultrarunner
Dartmoor. 6.30am. Pitch black. We fumbled with our headtorches in the car park. The air was heavy with the autumnal fragrance of wet peat and purple heather. An invisible stream gurgled beneath a ghostly stone bridge. The shrouds of mist parted momentarily to reveal a few scatter...
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