[Closed] Race fit in your forties

quantockspaul · 2014-10-25T21:14:33Z

Been xc and marathon racing on and off for 8 years and getting/staying fast doesn't seem to be getting any easier! All the training plans based on mashing yourself 5 days a week seem to grind me into a fatigued, cold ridden individual susceptible to infections and needing a month off to recover and back at square 1. Nearly 45yo now and wondering what tricks the vets massif are willing to give up. Do you train hard by judgement rather than schedule, do you need to up the protein to avoid loosing muscle from burning?

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oldgit

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I will.
I've done all sorts of hard rides, and never felt dead legs like this.

Thinking about it, it might be my job. The last few weeks I've been virtually labouring 11 hours a day without lunch stops or having a drink.

Posted : 02/11/2014 7:01 pm

mrblobby

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Anyone had a read of [url= http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/02/training-center/book-excerpt-fast-after-50-offers-high-intensity-training-advice_361733 ]this "Fast after 50" book[/url]?

Posted : 03/03/2015 12:56 pm

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