Table 5 Age of the annual ten 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 | 39.8 ± 7.7 | ||
Men | 38.8 ± 7.1 | |||
12 hrs | Women | 41.5 ± 7.5 | ||
Men | 39.2 ± 7.0 | |||
24 hrs | Women | 43.3 ± 6.2 | ||
Men | 40.9 ± 6.6 | |||
48 hrs | Women | 41.2 ± 6.6 (1988) | 43.8 ± 7.5 (2012) | |
Men | 40.3 ± 7.0 (1982) | 50.2 ± 7.6 (2012) | ||
72 hrs | Women | 48.0 ± 9.9 | ||
Men | 49.3 ± 10.1 | |||
6 d | Women | 42.9 ± 6.9 | ||
Men | 36.9 ± 9.9 (1984) | 47.7 ± 9.4 (2012) | ||
10 d | Women | 39.7 ± 10.5 | ||
Men | 41.8 ± 10.2 |