Age Related Performance 2007
Since the year 2000 I have produced a table showing age related performances and have update it year by year. For the benefit of new members I have reproduced the entire piece but have updated individual performances and included previous year’s ratings so you can judge your progress (or lack of it!).
Comparing Peaches and Bananas with Prunes
We are all members of the same club, consisting of many active members. Over ninety members have, this year, entered one or more events over our selected range of championship distances, not to mention cross-country.
Have you ever wondered how your performances, not just your times, compare with other club members or with your performances in the past.
One way of gaining an insight into the level of your performance is by the use of age related tables. Basically, these are a set of tables giving times for a range of distances, categorised by age and sex, which are considered to be of equal merit. By comparing your time for a given distance for your age and sex it is possible to calculate a performance level.
While I have been accumulating results, for the past seasons, in order to automate the detection of new club records, I have been calculating age-related figures for each result entered. I thought it might be interesting to publish some of these figures so that you can compare your performances with other club members. There are some interesting comparisons and if we can produce this list each year you will be able to see how, hopefully, you improve.
This is not a definitive indicator of performance, and is in no way meant to belittle the people towards the lower end of the list. Running is very much a personal thing and is a battle against yourself as much as others and many of us strive to merely maintain our performance levels. It is hoped that this measure will give you a means of assessing your success or failure in this struggle. There are, after all, many club members who, for a variety of very good reasons, do not appear in the list.
The results listed are for the highest calculated performance level for each individual recording a time for a championship distance (5K, 5M, 10K, 10M, ½ marathon & marathon) plus a few selected distances that my software can cope with.
| No. | Next Year | Date | Name | Sex | AgeCat | Time | Event | Venue | Age Rating | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
| 1 | 25-Aug-2007 | Tim Harris | M | Senior | 1:56.41 | 800m | BMC Nike Grand Prix Final, C. Palace | 87.48% | 86.96% | 82.88% | 77.96% | 74.41% | ||||
| 2 | 22-Jun-2007 | Peter Jr Benedickter | M | Junior-2 | 16:01 | 5K | Marston Vale | 84.88% | 83.06% | |||||||
| 3 | 28-Nov-2007 | Adam Peters | M | Senior | 15:30 | 5K | Stevenage | 84.16% | 81.91% | 72.10% | 60.20% | |||||
| 4 | 5-Sep-2007 | Peter Benedickter | M | Senior-2 | 2:09.16 | 800m | Watford Track | 82.73% | 75.37% | |||||||
| 5 | 15-Apr-2007 | Paul Farmer | M | Senior-2 | 32:54 | 10K | Flitwick | 82.04% | 80.94% | |||||||
| 6 | 13-May-2007 | Stephen Hartley | M | Senior | 9:20 | 3K | Beds T&F Champs (Sandy) | 81.46% | 82.72% | 78.22% | 79.51% | 78.41% | 71.39% | |||
| 7 | 12-Dec-2007 | Adrian Wadsworth | M | V40 | 16:42 | 5K | Stevenage | 80.72% | 80.62% | 79.63% | 76.46% | 76.52% | 73.22% | |||
| 8 | 12-Dec-2007 | Phil Clarke | M | V55 | 19:41 | 5K | Stevenage | 77.59% | 75.88% | 73.59% | ||||||
| 9 | 25-Jul-2007 | Phil Holland | M | Senior | 16:48 | 5K | Bedford Park (Doug Anderson) | 77.22% | ||||||||
| 10 | 23-Sep-2007 | Dave Brown | M | Senior | 58:33 | 10M | Leighton Buzzard | 76.35% | 77.16% | 77.20% | 77.90% | 76.10% | ||||
| 11 | 13-May-2007 | Jack Benedickter | M | Junior-2 | 5:14.1 | 1500m | Beds T&F Champs (Sandy) | 75.91% | ||||||||
| 12 | 1-Aug-2007 | Jonathan Roots | M | V40-2 | 10:31 | 3K | Eastern Vets GP - Bedford | 75.39% | 71.89% | 77.34% | ||||||
| 13 | 1-Sep-2007 | Austin Hutcheon | M | V65 | 6:36 | 1M | Taupo (Downhill) - New Zealand | 74.75% | 63.81% | 67.78% | 70.61% | 57.50% | 73.74% | |||
| 14 | 7-Oct-2007 | Paul Gibb | M | V40-2 | 37:38 | 10K | Standalone | 74.58% | ||||||||
| 15 | 7-Oct-2007 | Steve James | M | V40-2 | 38:16 | 10K | Standalone | 74.42% | 78.22% | 79.97% | 77.77% | 79.68% | 79.54% | 80.10% | ||
| 16 | 13-May-2007 | Nick Jones | M | V40 | 2:31.0 | 800m | Beds T&F Champs (Sandy) | 73.85% | 73.94% | 76.64% | 76.61% | 73.59% | 71.26% | |||
| 17 | 10-Jun-2007 | Dave Stanley | M | V50 | 42:07 | 10K | Aldridge | 73.71% | 73.25% | 75.27% | 73.89% | 72.45% | 71.18% | 68.15% | ||
| 18 | 13-May-2007 | Keith Morgan | M | V50 | 2:40.3 | 800m | Beds T&F Champs (Sandy) | 73.40% | 66.01% | 68.49% | 71.80% | 68.76% | 69.00% | 67.53% | ||
| 19 | 14-Nov-2007 | Nick Stone | M | V60 | 1:16:23 | 10M | Henlow | 72.79% | 71.25% | 65.36% | ||||||
| 20 | 25-Jul-2007 | Tim Hunt | M | V45 | 19:23 | 5K | Bedford Park (Doug Anderson) | 72.66% | 71.44% | 71.71% | 70.17% | 68.79% | 68.38% | 62.94% | ||
| 21 | 23-Sep-2007 | Darren Farr | M | Senior | 1:01:30 | 10M | Leighton Buzzard | 72.63% | 73.71% | 71.72% | 69.11% | |||||
| 22 | 9-Sep-2007 | Amy Farr | F | Senior | 33:01 | 5M | Paul Dimmock Memorial | 72.26% | 75.45% | 71.27% | ||||||
| 23 | 10-Jun-2007 | Terry Stanley | M | Junior-2 | 37:50 | 10K | Aldridge | 71.86% | 88.02% | 84.82% | 83.32% | 81.40% | ||||
| 24 | 14-Nov-2007 | Jim Dodds | M | V45 | 19:40 | 5K | Stevenage | 71.62% | 63.65% | |||||||
| 25 | 30-Aug-2007 | Giles Shorley | M | Senior | 18:08 | 5K | Caldicot Lake - Men Only | 71.54% | ||||||||
| 26 | 22-Jun-2007 | Richard Jones | M | V45 | 19:43 | 5K | Marston Vale | 71.44% | 70.09% | 67.92% | 61.58% | |||||
| 27 | 20-Feb-2007 | Steve Smith | M | V55 | 21:59 | 5K* | Club Time Trial | 70.73% | 66.20% | 71.98% | 72.05% | 69.12% | 69.73% | 73.87% | 68.70% | |
| 28 | 31-Dec-2007 | Martin Beare | M | V45 | 41:00 | 10K | Ely | 70.49% | 64.78% | 63.31% | ||||||
| 29 | 20-May-2007 | Steve Hawkins | M | V45 | 41:27 | 10K | St.Albans | 70.26% | 57.71% | 63.10% | 68.07% | 67.13% | 71.03% | 71.14% | 70.33% | |
| 30 | 14-Nov-2007 | Jeremy Bell | M | V40 | 19:51 | 5K | Stevenage | 69.90% | 66.71% | 60.16% | ||||||
| 31 | 20-Feb-2007 | Matt Jones | M | Junior | 19:00 | 5K* | Club Time Trial | 69.82% | 72.89% | 70.71% | 63.53% | |||||
| 32 | 13-May-2007 | Michelle Morris | F | Senior | 2:42.6 | 800m | Beds T&F Champs (Sandy) | 69.80% | 68.71% | 71.34% | 67.69% | |||||
| 33 | 4-Mar-2007 | Chris Jenart | M | V40 | 41:01 | 10K | Woburn (Puma) | 69.43% | 66.65% | 65.58% | 65.39% | |||||
| 34 | 24-Nov-2007 | Pete Bird | M | V45 | 34:18 | 5M | Wolverton | 69.21% | 66.82% | 66.66% | 68.12% | 61.98% | 64.53% | |||
| 35 | 20-Feb-2007 | Stuart Brown | M | V50 | 21:44 | 5K* | Club Time Trial | 68.50% | 67.62% | 64.77% | 70.24% | 68.58% | 66.32% | 66.99% | 68.62% | |
| 36 | 25-Jul-2007 | John Furlong | M | V55 | 22:33 | 5K | Bedford Park (Doug Anderson) | 67.73% | 69.33% | 69.39% | ||||||
| 37 | 8-May-2007 | Carole Lydon | F | V50 | 51:54 | 10K | Silverstone | 67.45% | 71.08% | 77.38% | 74.41% | 76.27% | 72.03% | 66.65% | 64.86% | |
| 38 | 24-Nov-2007 | Rick Hollingsworth | M | V45 | 34:18 | 5M | Wolverton | 67.12% | 63.97% | 61.12% | 61.79% | |||||
| 39 | 4-Mar-2007 | Tom Pearsall | M | Senior | 40:24 | 10K | Woburn (Puma) | 66.91% | 57.17% | |||||||
| 40 | 24-Nov-2007 | Mike Petty | M | V45 | 34:59 | 5M | Wolverton | 66.82% | 71.74% | 65.45% | ||||||
| 41 | 22-Jul-2007 | Annette Turner | F | V45 | 23:48 | 5K* | Race for Life - Bedford | 66.81% | 59.85% | |||||||
| 42 | 22-Jun-2007 | Jeremy Lewis | M | Senior | 20:02 | 5K | Marston Vale | 66.35% | 58.88% | |||||||
| 43 | 22-Jun-2007 | Steve Williamson | M | V40 | 20:40 | 5K | Marston Vale | 66.17% | ||||||||
| 44 | 12-Aug-2007 | Martin Davey | M | V45 | 44:44 | 10K | Bearbrook | 65.60% | ||||||||
| 45 | 15-Apr-2007 | John Saunders | M | V50 | 46:12 | 10K | Flitwick | 65.55% | 67.83% | 72.91% | 59.30% | 66.64% | ||||
| 46 | 20-May-2007 | Caroline Gilby | F | V40 | 48:57 | 10K | St.Albans | 65.37% | 71.36% | 72.38% | 76.52% | 75.01% | 73.62% | 69.53% | ||
| 47 | 7-Oct-2007 | Richard Wilson | M | Senior | 41:23 | 10K | Standalone | 65.27% | ||||||||
| 48 | 13-May-2007 | Andy Atherton | M | V40 | 12:16 | 3K | Beds T&F Champs (Sandy) | 65.15% | 65.90% | 62.02% | 55.51% | |||||
| 49 | 4-Mar-2007 | Ed Druce | M | Senior | 41:25 | 10K | Woburn (Puma) | 65.13% | 61.30% | 64.04% | ||||||
| 50 | 15-Apr-2007 | Abe Kerr | M | Senior | 42:03 | 10K | Flitwick | 64.90% | 65.34% | 66.38% | ||||||
| 51 | 9-Dec-2007 | Mark Folker | M | V45 | 1:37:46 | 1/2Marathon | Bedford Harriers (Wooton) | 64.88% | ||||||||
| 52 | 29-Apr-2007 | Paul Dove | M | V55 | 1:46:50 | 1/2Marathon | Shakespeare | 64.86% | 67.58% | 70.66% | 73.58% | 73.09% | 76.72% | 75.17% | ||
| 53 | 8-May-2007 | George Arbuckle | M | Senior | 42:00 | 10K | Silverstone | 64.22% | 62.22% | |||||||
| 54 | 6-Jul-2007 | Sam Freer | M | V40 | 35:03 | 5M | Cranfield | 63.79% | 58.63% | |||||||
| 55 | 4-Mar-2007 | Philippa Jamieson | F | V40 | 50:12 | 10K | Woburn (Puma) | 63.74% | 65.17% | |||||||
| 56 | 18-May-2007 | Gary Fuller | M | V45 | 22:30 | 5K | Blisworth | 63.56% | ||||||||
| 57 | 9-Sep-2007 | Martin Lawrence | M | V45 | 37:22 | 5M | Paul Dimmock Memorial | 63.53% | 64.91% | 67.64% | ||||||
| 58 | 11-Mar-2007 | Sue Wright | F | V50 | 1:58:37 | 1/2Marathon | Milton Keynes (Nike) | 62.60% | 59.08% | 45.66% | 51.54% | 47.36% | 48.08% | 47.65% | ||
| 59 | 22-Jun-2007 | Valerie Von Arx | F | V50 | 26:35 | 5K | Marston Vale | 62.59% | 60.12% | 52.18% | ||||||
| 60 | 15-Apr-2007 | Bernard Sykes | M | V40 | 44:46 | 10K | Flitwick | 62.25% | 64.26% | |||||||
| 61 | 7-Oct-2007 | Richard Pillinger | M | Senior | 43:24 | 10K | Standalone | 62.15% | 61.48% | 60.83% | ||||||
| 62 | 22-Jul-2007 | Annette Bell | F | V40 | 24:56 | 5K* | Race for Life - Bedford | 62.15% | 55.38% | |||||||
| 63 | 24-Nov-2007 | David Sabey | M | Senior | 35:23 | 5M | Wolverton | 61.87% | 66.51% | 57.04% | ||||||
| 64 | 25-Jul-2007 | Pat Godfrey | F | V55 | 28:34 | 5K | Bedford Park (Doug Anderson) | 61.80% | 55.94% | |||||||
| 65 | 7-Oct-2007 | Robert Williams | M | V55 | 51:11 | 10K | Standalone | 61.71% | 61.63% | 63.24% | ||||||
| 66 | 4-Mar-2007 | Katherine Rivers | F | Senior | 48:31 | 10K | Woburn (Puma) | 61.66% | 59.91% | |||||||
| 67 | 20-Feb-2007 | Ricky Jennings | M | V55 | 24:47 | 5K* | Club Time Trial | 61.62% | 60.94% | 64.39% | 64.79% | 68.90% | 67.40% |