Stat group keeps 5K and 10K single-age track records

Thanks to a CC from Jeff Davison of Southern California, I’ve learned about a group called the Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Normally, I don’t pay much attention to roadies, but this group also tracks single-age records in the 5,000 and 10,000 on the ovals. The group’s 5K records range from 5-year-old Kevin Strain’s 29:49.4 to 94-year-old Paul Spangler’s 54:08.71. The 10K list (which also includes women’s single-age records) goes up to 90-year-old Alfred Althaus of Germany. Both lists are as of December 2006, however, and Jeff points out some superior marks listed in Pete Mundle’s Age Records booklet.

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December 3, 2007