Olympic Games: Have we reached a plateau in terms of speed?
Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 15:35
in Psychology & Sociology
The world-record pace for the marathon continues to improve for both men and women. For men, the record pace for the marathon is now about as fast as the record pace for the 10,000-meter run just after World War II. Today, champion athletes are running more than four times farther at speeds of well under five minutes per mile.
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