age grading factors
knedlicky
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Does anyone know of a table of 'age grading factors' which can be applied to performances in time trials?
People who run may be familiar with age grading factors; they provide a way of comparing performances by runners of different ages. An example could be ... in a 10K a 30-yr old runs it in 35-30, a 50-yr old takes 39-30. The age factor for the 30-yr old is 1.000, so in an age-related comparison his time stays the same. The factor for a 50-yr old over 10 km is 0.898, which means his performance was as good as a 30-yr doing 35-28, and thus comparatively as good as (in fact minutely ‘better’ than) the 30-yr’s performance.
The factors (i.e. those published by the World Association of Veteran Athletes) vary according to distance (5K,10K, half-marathon, marathon) as well as age.
Age grading factors also exist for some athletics’ disciplines, e.g. track running races, high and long jump, throwing events (javelin, discus, etc).
I'd be interested to hear if there are any similar factors for a typical flat TT (10 to 20 mile long) and for a long-ish hill climb TT (like the Cat & Fiddle and Long Hill ones).
People who run may be familiar with age grading factors; they provide a way of comparing performances by runners of different ages. An example could be ... in a 10K a 30-yr old runs it in 35-30, a 50-yr old takes 39-30. The age factor for the 30-yr old is 1.000, so in an age-related comparison his time stays the same. The factor for a 50-yr old over 10 km is 0.898, which means his performance was as good as a 30-yr doing 35-28, and thus comparatively as good as (in fact minutely ‘better’ than) the 30-yr’s performance.
The factors (i.e. those published by the World Association of Veteran Athletes) vary according to distance (5K,10K, half-marathon, marathon) as well as age.
Age grading factors also exist for some athletics’ disciplines, e.g. track running races, high and long jump, throwing events (javelin, discus, etc).
I'd be interested to hear if there are any similar factors for a typical flat TT (10 to 20 mile long) and for a long-ish hill climb TT (like the Cat & Fiddle and Long Hill ones).
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Only thing I can think of is the CTT and VTTA standard times for vets.
VTTA here http://www.vtta.org.uk/information/standardstables.php0 -
the ctt standard times are slightly differntconstantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly0
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constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly0
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Thanks for the links, I think I can work fine with them for flat TTs.
In the absence of any similar tables for hill climbs, I’ll probably use the 10 m tables, because the durations are similar to the time for a longish hill TT. Unless anyone comes up with a better suggestion.
Any idea why the CTT and VTTA tables vary? At a quick glance, it seems the VTTA tables expect riders 50 years old or more to perform better than the CTT tables expect.
Might this be because the VTTA tables have been recently updated and thus better reflect the increased fitness of the older rider nowadays? Or are there other reasons?
Since the CTT isn’t solely for veterans, I’m surprised they don’t have target times for the espoir and junior classes. Or do they?
In running events, age grading factors do exist for the under-20s, e.g. the factor for a 15-yr old is about the same as that for someone 42-yr to 46-yr years old, depending on the distance.0
