Part one of this series presented a statistical model of improvement rates three NCAA distance events, the 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m. To summarize it briefly: for most athletes, the faster one gets, the harder it is to keep getting faster. Part two takes a closer look ath the athletes who were most successful in bucking that trend - the most improved runners (relative to expectation) in the classes of 2021 and 2022: Beginning with Limits.
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