Sprint And Endurance Power And Ageing: An Analysis Of Master Athletic World Records
Past analyses of world record data suggest that the age-related decline would be larger for endurance than for sprinting events. However, all of those past studies were based upon running speed. In this study, by contrast, we have focused on the required metabolic power. Analysis of the world records from master track runners between the age of 40 and 90 shows that sprinting power and endurance power decline with age in a strikingly similar way.
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