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Interesting that the marathon records for both men and women show no
"blip" at the onset of the EPO era (which I take to have started
around 1990, shortly after it became commercially available):
http://www.marathonguide.com/history/records/
In contrast, the men's cycling hour record, to pick one arbitrary
measure, shot up during the mid-90s, as did lots of other measures of
top-level pro cyclists' performance. Any theories out there about the
absence of a similar phenomenon in marathon running? (I'm a bit
surprised to have not encountered any discussions about this on the
web--maybe I missed them in the archives?)--Shayana Kadidal
"blip" at the onset of the EPO era (which I take to have started
around 1990, shortly after it became commercially available):
http://www.marathonguide.com/history/records/
In contrast, the men's cycling hour record, to pick one arbitrary
measure, shot up during the mid-90s, as did lots of other measures of
top-level pro cyclists' performance. Any theories out there about the
absence of a similar phenomenon in marathon running? (I'm a bit
surprised to have not encountered any discussions about this on the
web--maybe I missed them in the archives?)--Shayana Kadidal
