Masters Standards of Excellence
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 1:56 pm
by roger/over
If there are any geezers out there who are entertaining thoughts of picking up a pole and having a go, you might be interested in what (U.S.) National Masters News describes as "Standards of Excellence" for each age category at their website, <www.nationalmastersnews.com>. They don't further define "Excellence," but I suspect it might mean something like a height that won't be embarrassing when competing in these categories. Cheers, Roger
Age Men Women
30-34 4.40 2.70
35-39 4.10 2.40
40-44 3.95 2.10
45-49 3.70 1.80
50-54 3.55 1.50
55-59 3.05 1.20
60-64 2.70 1.10
65-69 2.40 1.00
70-74 2.30 .90
75-79 2.00 .80
80-84 1.80 .70
85-89 1.30
Re: Masters Standards of Excellence
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:35 pm
by TreyDECA
Roger Ruth wrote:If there are any geezers out there who are entertaining thoughts of picking up a pole and having a go, you might be interested in what (U.S.) National Masters News describes as "Standards of Excellence" for each age category at their website, <www.nationalmastersnews.com>. They don't further define "Excellence," but I suspect it might mean something like a height that won't be embarrassing when competing in these categories. Cheers, Roger
Age Men Women
30-34 4.40 2.70
35-39 4.10 2.40
40-44 3.95 2.10
45-49 3.70 1.80
50-54 3.55 1.50
55-59 3.05 1.20
60-64 2.70 1.10
65-69 2.40 1.00
70-74 2.30 .90
75-79 2.00 .80
80-84 1.80 .70
85-89 1.30
so..... d.miles and stu double the height of the "standards of excellence"??? so are they twice as excellent then??
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 6:27 pm
by Russ
This standard is my principal motivation right now. My current masters PR is 3.40, so I've got a pretty big improvement (a foot) to go to get the "All American" status (3.70) for my age group. It's what keeps me training 4-5 days a week.
Other alternatives: 1) maintain my current height and wait 8 years; 2) sex-change operation.
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:13 pm
by vaulter870
id go with improvment alot easier
