Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to 'Trackflation'

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Post by gammarator » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC

Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to 'Trackflation'
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Re: Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to 'Trackflation'

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Post by __patchbit__ » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC

As in swimming records being beat regularly, esoteric knowledge of 內功 techniques applied in training to fine young athletes plus latest scitech may be smashing speed and endurance records elsewhere.

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Post by plmpsu » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC

__patchbit__ wrote: post #2

As in swimming records being beat regularly, esoteric knowledge of 內功 techniques applied in training to fine young athletes plus latest scitech may be smashing speed and endurance records elsewhere.

What's 內功?

Re: Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to 'Trackflation'

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Post by treetalker » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC

plmpsu wrote: post #3

__patchbit__ wrote: post #2

As in swimming records being beat regularly, esoteric knowledge of 內功 techniques applied in training to fine young athletes plus latest scitech may be smashing speed and endurance records elsewhere.

What's 內功?

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