Masters Standards of Excellence

[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

[TreyDECA]

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??

[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.

[vaulter870]

id go with improvment alot easier