I took a look at the Age Graded Calculator at runnersworld to see how my marathons compare over 5 decades.
YEAR.....TIME......AGE....AGE GRADED SCORE........AGE GRADED TIME
1977.....2:25:27....24.........85.9%...............................2:25:27
1984.....2:29:09....31.........83.75%..............................2:29:09
1994.....2:34:40....40.........82.69%..............................2:31:04
2001....2:45:40.....48.........82.7%...............................2:31:03
2011....2:59:27.....57.........82.91%..............................2:30:40
I have to run 2:53:30 in order to get back down to the 85% range.
Speaking of Aged-Graded Marathon, we can train whatever our age is. There's a training good for Señor or aged person.An effective training plan balances out skill and energy. Skill comes from proper form and efficiency training. Energy development comes from balancing out speed, strength, stamina, and threshold workouts.
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