Modern advances in conditioning, diet, and training methods
mean some athletes can now compete at the top level well into their thirties
& beyond.
I’ve posted on this before, thought it was quite recently,
but a trawl of the archive shows it was
a 2008 vintage.
Anyway, that post used boxers as an example of athletes
disproving the ‘over 30’ rule. This
month Floyd Mayweather put on another exhibition,
schooling Canelo Alvarez. Mayweather, 36, conceded 13 years to his previous unbeaten
opponent, plus 15 pounds on fight night, but was far too slick for the Mexican.
Chris Horner, 41, was the oldest starter of the Vuelta but
became the oldest man ever to win a cycling Grand Tour. The previous record for
oldest tour winner was 36.
There were thrilling sprint finishes in two endurance
events, the Great North Run (Bekele v Farah) & the deciding event of the men’s
Triathlon world series (Gomez v J Brownlee).
Rafa Nadal continued his brilliant, unbeaten hard court form
this year, winning his second US Open title.
Performance of the Month
Horner.
Honourable mention:
Wilson Kipsang set a new world best today for the marathon, he completed
Berlin in 2:03:23
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