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		adamtj on Feb 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Belgian man completes 365 marathons in 365 consecu... Christopher McDougall, in his book "Born to Run" and in various talks, tells us that humans maintain their endurance until a surprising age. A 49 year old has the endurance of an 18 year old.

mark_h on Feb 6, 2011 [–]

That's right, I remember that stat now -- a slightly later peak from memory (compared to other athletes), but an extremely prolonged taper.

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