> Hmm, let's see. 30-year-old Carl Lewis set his first record in the 100, was succceeded by 27-year-old Leroy Burrell who was suceeded by 28-year-old Donovan Bailey. MJ set the 200 record at 28, the 400 record (finally) at 30. > > Meanwhile, Geb holds the 5K and 10K marks set when he was 25. And Komen before him was not exactly geriatric, either. Even if you don't believe the stated ages, the Africans are clearly having world class success at the distance events well before age 25. I suspect if you look at the top ten in any given year, there won't be that much age difference between sprinters and distance runners any more. The comparison IS made more difficult (actually impossible) by the fact that we can't judge many of the Africans' ages accurately. But the last 15 years of sprinting has seen 25-30 become the peak age. - Ed Parrot
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