Race Age Grading Rechner — Formel
## Age-Graded Running Performance
Age grading adjusts race times to account for the natural decline in performance with age, allowing fair comparison across all ages.
### Simplified Model
**Age Factor = 1 + 0.0005 x |Age - 28|^1.8**
**Age-Adjusted Time = Actual Time / Age Factor**
**Age Grade % = World Record / Age-Adjusted Time x 100**
This simplified model peaks at age 28 and applies a power-law decline. Official age-grading tables from World Athletics use detailed lookup tables derived from age-group world records.
Age grading adjusts race times to account for the natural decline in performance with age, allowing fair comparison across all ages.
### Simplified Model
**Age Factor = 1 + 0.0005 x |Age - 28|^1.8**
**Age-Adjusted Time = Actual Time / Age Factor**
**Age Grade % = World Record / Age-Adjusted Time x 100**
This simplified model peaks at age 28 and applies a power-law decline. Official age-grading tables from World Athletics use detailed lookup tables derived from age-group world records.
Lösungsbeispiel
A 45-year-old runs a 5K in 25 minutes (world record approximately 12.7 min).
- Age factor = 1 + 0.0005 x |45-28|^1.8 = 1 + 0.0005 x 17^1.8 = 1 + 0.0005 x 186.1 = 1.093
- Age-adjusted time = 25 / 1.093 = 22.87 min
- Age grade = 12.7 / 22.87 x 100 = 55.5%