All the while i thought the younger ones does better in marathon than the older ones but i was wrong. This article changed my perception. Thought it's already late for the seniors ( i think it's better to call them that) to put themselves through the paces. Well, i was wrong. Ponder on the article below.
If you've been falling back on your ages to avoid taking up serious exercise, such as marathon running, you will need to find another excuse. Scientists have found runners over 50, particularly women, actually improve their performance at a greater rate than younger ones.
The team looked at the results for competitors in a marathon over 16 years and found that women runners aged between 50 to 59 shaved an average of 2.08 minutes off their times each year. By comparison, the men improved only eight seconds a year, though they showed gains up to the age of 79. Yet men and women aged from 20 to 30 did not generally improve at all.
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i used to run but for the last 6 years, i have not. reading your article made me want ot run again....