Regardless of the reasons, are we in agreement that most males reach their physical peak between the ages of 23-28? Because if we all do, I would be shocked. All I've ever heard was that I, as a male, won't reach my physical peak as a runner until 28-32. If you think about it, it makes sense that a runner, if he started early enough and hard enough, would be at his prime in his late teens to mid 20s. It is the time when we have the most testosterone flowing through our bodies and the time when we can do the most training without breaking down. Bottom line, if anyone knows of any potentially fast 8-10 year olds out there, send them to NYC. I'll have them running 60 miles a week by the time they're 10 and by the time they reach 18-24, they'll be world beaters. Some may say "you'll burn them out mentally... wah wah wah" Well, so what! I would rather be burnt and run a mile 3:43 at age 22 than "enjoy" my running and be a 3:55 guy at age 30! Besides. I could care less about longevity. Longevity is for joggers and those that truly love the sport for what it is. Ever notice that the fastest ones don't stick around much after their prime? Morceli, Geb on the track, Tergat on the track, MJ. Its because for them, it was maximizing the bodies potential and winning. Once that was accomplished, why go through all the pain and agony (read: Komen) for years on end... simply to be mediocre???
M >From: "Martin J. Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Martin J. Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Dan Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Track & Field List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: t-and-f: my position on peak age for distances >Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 19:33:31 -0400 > >I shouldn't be speaking for Kevin here because I think he is still onlist(I >think he is having a posting problem) but I think he is a believer in fall >cross work as a key ingredient to an all round program. I don't think he >raced >last fall but I'm pretty sure he trained with the Michigan guys after he >finished what was a very late season(GW games and a Japan race post 9/11). >Not >sure what the point is about his productivity but the problem with this >season >was a late diagnosed injury which was discussed earlier onlist. Now Kevin >could be the exception but think about guys like Billy and Lopes and how >well >they were running cross when they were at their peak. >Regards, >Martin > >Dan Kaplan wrote: > > > I stand corrected. Let me rephrase that: After XC was de-emphasized >from > > their schedule... Regina Jacobs has run one XC race that I know of each > > of the past two years, but I don't think many would consider that a >season > > she is focusing on. Just guessing, but Sullivan would probably be in >the > > same category. > > > > Besides, isn't this his least productive year since finishing college? > > > > Dan > > > > --- "Martin J. Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kevin and the IAAF might both be a little surprised that he dropped > > > cross from his schedule. Must have been an impostor at worlds last >year. > > > http://www.iaaf.org/wxc01/results/data/M/XC/Rf.html > > > Regards, > > > Martin > > > > ===== > > http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. > > http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy T&F > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > > _/ \ \/\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (lifetime forwarding address) > > / / (503)370-9969 phone/fax > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
