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by iamacyborg 1653 days ago
This could be pretty easily quantified if you look at how world records have progressed over the years.

Better fitness technology leads to faster times across the board.

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Technology has also improved in many other areas: exercise physiology knowledge, nutrition, aerodynamics, lab testing, PEDs, bouncy shoes, etc. It's tough to isolate how much of the total improvement was caused by fitness trackers.