tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630191868059143398.post6178383406916350178..comments2023-10-16T10:58:20.796-07:00Comments on The Resurrected Runner: Age Grading, and McMillan Running CalculatorColin Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748487053513730467noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630191868059143398.post-9283905918397664602010-11-30T07:58:08.680-08:002010-11-30T07:58:08.680-08:00i am 12 and do a 16:55 5k? How good is thisi am 12 and do a 16:55 5k? How good is thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630191868059143398.post-56948634511044837122010-10-23T17:46:33.132-07:002010-10-23T17:46:33.132-07:00I honestly never knew what age grading meant. Or,...I honestly never knew what age grading meant. Or, at least how it was calculated. I'm a little OCD like you, so I may go back and do that too...<br /><br />I feel McMillan is good, but most people are built for speed or distance - but rarely both. I'm actually built for speed vs distance. My 5K PR predicts almost a 3 hr marathon. But there is NO way that I could do that. However, if I put my marathon PR in there, it says that I could do a 21 min 5K which I could do in my sleep.The Boring Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073380265420100975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630191868059143398.post-28753604092173441932010-10-20T21:58:25.864-07:002010-10-20T21:58:25.864-07:00That post made my brain hurt. Where's Gil?That post made my brain hurt. Where's Gil?Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670072457969152936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630191868059143398.post-51403402873781875182010-10-20T05:48:37.956-07:002010-10-20T05:48:37.956-07:00100% with Mark U on this. It works...if you are a ...100% with Mark U on this. It works...if you are a geek...like many of us seem to be. My ultra performances are still getting better the older I get. I suppose speed goes first. I've never been very fast anyway. My dad ran all his best times when he was in his early fifties! So there is hope.Johannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588120934444485158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630191868059143398.post-32305875346281819932010-10-19T20:16:09.153-07:002010-10-19T20:16:09.153-07:00Definitely! I use Age Grade calculators also, and ...Definitely! I use Age Grade calculators also, and as a fellow running geek take pride in my 5K through marathon distance age-graded performances all being in the same range. It took me a long time to get there, however! That you're not yet there is due to your comparatively limited long-distance running history, your prior injuries, and your limited training mileage.<br /><br />Don't get discouraged, however. Stay healthy and happy and your age-group performances and the applicability of race performance extrapolation tools - such as McMillan's - will follow.Mark U.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04792726660751354015noreply@blogger.com