Yep, i agree with all of that Tom. The pros, whilst they could probably hit very similar times to their peaks when they are in their 40s are very unlikley to continue to approach the sport with that level of commitment, so there’ll be a statistically significant drop once they hit retirement age, which as you note, skews the AG ranks.
So what we’re saying is for the older chaps on here to pipe down, we’re not giving you that much of an easy ride!!! 18:38 5kms at 45 just are not going to cut it!!! 