Spanish statmaster Martinez shows how all-time rankings are done

Andres Martinez of Spain, an M55 runner, is renowned for stat-keeping. He posted his latest offering on Facebook. It shows the top 300 age-graded men’s 100 performers in Spanish history (or at least since 2005). For example, the top hombre is Nolet Canto, 44, who clocked a 10.89 this year. The No. 3 man is Sanza Agreda, who ran 14.02 in 2010 — at age 75. Such lists are a wonderful way of showcasing all age groups. I hope Andres is using the current age factors from World Masters Athletics. Some online forms are dated. Andres also has posted an all-time age-graded list for men’s 1500.