Mean finishing times broken down by age group for the top 50 male finishers in the New York City Marathon from 1983 to 1999
| Age group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4* | 5 | 6 | 7† | |
| Unless specified (†), the slope is significant (p<0.05). Slope represents trend in minutes/year. | |||||||
| *Not all subgroups had 50 finishes. | |||||||
| †Slope not statistically significant. | |||||||
| 1983 | 202.53 | 136.32 | 140.94 | 157.07 | 179.2 | 217.84 | 310.21 |
| 1984 | 216.17 | 145.93 | 151.9 | 167.16 | 193.66 | 237.97 | 330.44 |
| 1985 | 209.04 | 143.53 | 145.79 | 165.07 | 183.69 | 228.3 | 316.12 |
| 1986 | 210.69 | 141.09 | 144.85 | 161.08 | 178.03 | 216.46 | 310.09 |
| 1987 | 208.34 | 142.08 | 144.19 | 157.96 | 180.14 | 222.52 | 316.7 |
| 1988 | 214.07 | 145.76 | 147.2 | 161.73 | 176.86 | 220.08 | 322.18 |
| 1989 | 211.69 | 144.5 | 145.02 | 157.19 | 176.34 | 214.19 | 325.05 |
| 1990 | 226.04 | 150.21 | 149.48 | 160.45 | 178.13 | 220.54 | 322.05 |
| 1991 | 215.82 | 147.71 | 144.39 | 160.88 | 175.58 | 209.88 | 296.44 |
| 1992 | 227.34 | 146.11 | 145.16 | 157.32 | 173.7 | 211.95 | 299.39 |
| 1993 | 230.21 | 148.58 | 147.08 | 163.52 | 182.97 | 216.85 | 318.66 |
| 1994 | 234.54 | 150.34 | 146.12 | 162.51 | 180.69 | 211.46 | 305.36 |
| 1995 | 230.98 | 145.32 | 147.01 | 164.18 | 182.48 | 215.73 | 303.61 |
| 1996 | 233.15 | 150.25 | 147.76 | 164.13 | 183.27 | 209.25 | 306 |
| 1997 | 240.23 | 150.8 | 149.75 | 163.9 | 182.43 | 207.84 | 306.13 |
| 1998 | 234.01 | 144.23 | 147.06 | 158.94 | 177.2 | 208.85 | 280.37 |
| 1999 | 244.56 | 152.15 | 149.87 | 162.7 | 181.18 | 207.69 | 291.26 |
| Slope | 2.33 | 0.576 | 0.205 | 0.0078 | −0.126 | −1.226 | −1.89 |