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Archive Home > 2007 > May > 17 > Handicap levels field for heavier, older runners

Handicap levels field for heavier, older runners

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
May 17, 2007

Organizers of long distance runs, from 5Ks to marathons, tacitly acknowledge older runners have no shot of winning. That's why they create age categories for runners older than 40. And plenty of races across the country offer a separate category for runners weighing above a certain....

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