Older athletes hit their stride
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Runners over 50 improve performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes.
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ATHENS, Greece -- I could see Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil running almost straight toward me. The 5-5, 119-pound marathon competitor had started with the rest of the men in the hill town of Marathon, the place where it all began 2,494 years ago.
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The hearts of active athletes near age 70 are nearly indistinguishable from those of athletes 30 years younger, a University of Texas study indicates.
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There is a reason why people feel they should exercise harder as they age, scientists say.
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Sloping off: Nathan Deakes walks with one foot off the ground after his disqualification from the men&#39;s 50km walk. Photo: AP Picture:MARK BAKER.
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OLYMPIA, GREECE -- Great players will walk upon a historic stage today at the Ancient Olympia Stadium.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Most of America's weekend-warrior athletes know the bitter truth about their personal skill levels: They're getting slower, weaker, and creakier every year and no new gizmo will reverse that.
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Scientists have been preaching the benefits of mental exercise to seniors for years, but a new study may be the clincher that some people in their golden years have been waiting for.
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They call him &quot;O.G.&quot; -- for Old Guy -- and what can Roman Phifer do but laugh? There's no retort for a guy playing inside linebacker at an age, 36, when a lot of guys are coaching their kids' soccer games.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. 8, 2004 - Runners over age 50 improve their performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes and the benefits they get from exercise.
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ATHENS -- In a bold statement that the new order in American track is much like the old, 20-year-old Jeremy Wariner of Baylor University ran down Otis Harris in the stretch last night to lead an authoritative US sweep of the Olympic men's 400-meter race.
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It&#39;s in the nature of athletes to imagine themselves immortal, if not impervious to harm, as though they live by a different set of rules from ordinary people.
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The Granny Basketball League in Iowa, for women 50 and older, is growing in popularity. It involves teams of six players, a style that was an Iowa staple for girls for most of the 20th century.
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Crossing the finish line in victory, 42-year-old Birgit Fischer smiled, pumped her fist and raised her paddle in the air. Her much younger teammates just leaned back and gasped with exhaustion.
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In some of the most basic ways imaginable &#151; how fast people can run, how high they can jump, how far they can throw &#151; the march of progress has stopped.
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Tennis An old pro at 26, Martina Hingis knows being in top shape is essential to compete with the younger players on the WTA Tour. Her fitness came in handy yesterday, as she won 14 straight points to break a 4-4 tie and race to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic in the Pan Pacific Open final in ...
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NEW YORK  - Older men who exercise  regularly may not only keep themselves in good shape, they may  also give their immune systems a boost, new study findings  show.