Table 3 Age of the annual fastest finishers in races held between 6 hrs and 10 d
From: Will the age of peak ultra-marathon performance increase with increasing race duration?
Race | Sex | Age of the runners at the start of the investigated period (yrs) | Age of the runners with no change across years (yrs) | Age of the runners at the end of the investigated period (yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 hrs | Women | 40 ± 6 | ||
Men | 40 ± 6 | |||
12 hrs | Women | 28 (1975) | 33 (2012) | |
Men | 38 ± 7 | |||
24 hrs | Women | 43 ± 6 | ||
Men | 39 ± 7 | |||
48 hrs | Women | 45 ± 7 | ||
Men | 46 ± 7 | |||
72 hrs | Women | 46 ± 8 | ||
Men | 51 ± 7 | |||
6 d | Women | 37 (1984) | 44 (2012) | |
Men | 46 ± 7 | |||
10 d | Women | 38 ± 6 | ||
Men | 46 ± 7 |