More scholarly attention paid to masters runners, decline

“Masters endurance athletes are capable of remarkable athletic and physiological functional performance, thereby representing a uniquely positive example of ‘exceptional ageing,’ ” says a Journal of Physiology study that’s come my way. See it here. Of course we know the next part: “Endurance exercise performance decreases during middle-age and declines at an even more rapid rate in older age. The available data indicate that decreases in Ë™VO2 max are the most clear and consistent contributor to these declines in performance. Reductions in the lactate threshold also may contribute, whereas submaximal exercise economy is preserved with ageing in endurance athletes.” Hirofumi Tanaka and Douglas R. Seals of Texas and Colorado, respectively, conclude: “The ‘Masters athlete model’ continues to be a rich source of insight into our ability (or lack thereof) to maintain peak physical performance and physiological function with human ageing.” Hey, thanks for noticing!

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August 13, 2009

4 Responses

  1. Ken Stone - August 13, 2009

    MC is referring to my earlier post, which included a shot of him in a 100 prelim sticking out his tongue:
    http://masterstrack.com/blog/005815.html

  2. leigh - August 13, 2009

    DANG!!! Going all the way to Finland and CHOOSING not to place! WOW…that must have been difficult. I hope I am misinterperating the message. I really don’t get the “boring people” part either.

  3. mahasse cornileus - August 13, 2009

    Dear , whom ever cares
    The article written with pic was tasteless. I never said anything to runners while running. I guess you didn’t anything else to talk about. Give athletes support and we will produce. I chose not to place. The jokes on Usa the team filled with boring people.

  4. Tom Phillips - August 14, 2009

    If Ken Stone could be warned that he risked getting the USA relay team DQ’d for his post-race exuberance in throwing the baton up in the air after crossing the line, then this behaviour:
    http://www.tomphillipsphotos.co.uk/lahti30709/slides/_TP21752.html
    mid race should certainly have attracted the judges’ attention! LOL.

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