The World Masters Track and Field Champs start in Finland at the end of July. The age groups start at 35 and go up to … 100 in leaps of 5 years.
It is an opportunity for men and women 35 and above to defy the onslaughts of time.
My good friend Mike Parker (pictured here) will represent New Zealand in the Men’s (55-59 years) 5 km, 10 km and 20 km race walks. He has a darn good chance of medaling. Back in his heyday, he won the British Championship 4 times. I train with him most Tuesdays. Good luck Mike!
Looking at the times expected for some of the competitors, I can see I would not be last by a long chalk. However, neither would I be close to medalling.
It is an opportunity for men and women 35 and above to defy the onslaughts of time.
My good friend Mike Parker (pictured here) will represent New Zealand in the Men’s (55-59 years) 5 km, 10 km and 20 km race walks. He has a darn good chance of medaling. Back in his heyday, he won the British Championship 4 times. I train with him most Tuesdays. Good luck Mike!
Looking at the times expected for some of the competitors, I can see I would not be last by a long chalk. However, neither would I be close to medalling.
What does age do to you perfomance?
here is a graph I did based on age-grade calculations which accurately models the process. It maps the situation for walking 10 km in 1 hour. It shows the percentage you would score for your age against the best in the world. A 20 year-old scores around 62.5% for a ten km walk in 1 hour; whereas a man for my more mature years would score around 76%.
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