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One standout by far is Jim Hines in 1968 breaks 10 seconds which is not done again for 12 years and after which point seems to follow a linear downward march.
by xfour 10y ago
One standout by far is Jim Hines in 1968 breaks 10 seconds which is not done again for 12 years and after which point seems to follow a linear downward march.
- danieltillett 10y agoIt is amazing how much of a difference altitude made. We need to hold an Olympics in Lhasa.
- ghaff 10y agoI had wondered if that might be the reason. I looked around and didn't see any explanations but that's logical given that nothing was appreciably above sea level following Mexico City.
- lordnacho 10y agoThat might work for the 100m sprint, but I suspect everything else would be quite challenging. I walked around Cuzco (~3200m) and I felt very slightly out of breath. Any jogging would have me panting quite fast. It's high enough that drinks bottles that I'd bought in Cuzco would slightly collapse when I came down to the coast at Lima.
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- arethuza 10y agoI remember skiing at about 3600m and checking the air pressure on my watch and being genuinely surprised to see it was 60% of sea level - no wonder it was noticeable. Particularly if you get a lift that goes pretty much from 1600m to 3200m! I've noticed that about 3000m seems to be the point where I really notice the effect of altitude.
- danieltillett 10y agoYes it would only work for certain events - I would imagine the marathon might be one of the slowest ever. Still it would be an interesting to study how much of an effect it would have.
- bo1024 10y agoAlthough, notice these are just the finishing times in the Olympic final, not the world records at the time. So it's dependent on things like weather conditions and altitude.
- taneq 10y agoCall me cynical but I kind of assumed that this was the last race before the start of serious anti-doping tests.