Age-grading is simply a handicap system for runners over 35 years old. It levels the playing field so that performance comparisons can be made between runners of any age. A factor is assigned for each age and event length. Multiply the race time by that number and the age adjusted race time results. The age grade tables have been compiled by WAVA, the 'World Association of Veteran Athletes' (now World Masters Athletics WMA) and the tables and more info can be found at www.howardgrubb.co.uk/athletics/ (And that bit of info was taken from 'Running in the Zone' ) Age grade tables are compiled from world record performances in the applicable age categories i.e. the best doing their best.
We've age graded a few of the 2005 races and hope to age grade all of the 2006 races. Because we don't know actual ages, only age categories, the factor used is an average for the particular age category. So all runners in an age category have the same age factor. As mentioned, age grade factors are also specific to one distance but for the results shown, a 10 km age factor was used for all distances. The final age graded time is shown in seconds and has not been converted back to the usual format of hours, minutes and seconds.
2005 Lakeside 5k Women's Age-Graded Results
2005 Lakeside 5k Men's Age-Graded Results
2005 Blossom 10M Women's Age-Graded Results
2005 Blossom 10M Men's Age-Graded Results
2006 Starting Block 10K Women's Age-Graded Results
2006 Starting Block 10K Men's Age-Graded Results