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AAH!! Age grading!!!

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Last weekend an Aussie Parkrun runner ran sub-15 minutes for the 5K - only to find that he was only second in the age graded stakes with 89.58% , but been well and truly trumped by another runner with 90.7%!

90.7% with a time of 53minutes 15 seconds - in the 95-99 age group.

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ju-ju-Graduate

Wow that's fabulous!!!

Brilliant!

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UllyrunnerGraduate

Love it! Hooray for the oldies!

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useitorloseitGraduate

I love that! Anyone running a sub 15 min 5k should be banned from a mention on this forum. It's just too depressing.

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misswobbleGraduate

Sub 15 minutes! That's quicker than Mo, prob'ly

It doesn't depress me at all. I think good for you! It doesn't matter how fast we go as long as we enjoy ourselves.

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Haha excellent!! :)

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aliboo70

wow thats impressive!

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That's great :-) but think I'd still finish behind the guy in the 95-99 year group!

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Fitfor60Graduate

I love age grading

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DownNotUpGraduate

I love age grading. If I use an online one then it means that my 5k's are under 30 mins. I'll take that anytime.

Wow ! Good for them ! And how great to come first at running at that age.

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notbadGraduate

Whoa! Amazing..... I came first in my age grade last week with, ahem, a substantially slower time - all the fast 40-44 women must have slept in that day! :-D What are these guys secrets? Both amazing.

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Good grief; that's truly extraordinary!

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