TABLE 1.

ANOVA results of performance analysis in “Berlin marathon” in different models.

	Factor	F	p-value
Model 1	Sex	294.5	<0.001
	Year	29.0	<0.001
	Sex × Calendar year	85.4	<0.001
Model 2 (Top ten athletes)	Sex	91.6	<0.001
	Year	3.4	0.001
	Sex × Calendar year	12.8	<0.001
Model 3	Sex	280.4	<0.001
	Age group	155.3	<0.001
	Sex × Age group	19.9	<0.001
Model 4 (Top five athletes in each age group)	Sex	29.5	0.001
	Age group	38.7	<0.001
	Sex × Age group	13.1	<0.001
Model 5 (Men)	Age group	208.3	<0.001
	Calendar year	80.0	<0.001
	Age group × Calendar year	7.6	<0.001
Model 6 (Women)	Age group	100.4	<0.001
	Calendar year	39.2	<0.001
	Age group × Calendar year	1.8	<0.001