Situation: I am 72 and a national class age-group runner (1 mile thru 10 mile). Bottom line is I cannot continue to train at high level due to knee problems. I can bike all day.

My frustation is this: in running, all races have age-group categories usually up to eighty years old. This allows the older runners (like me) to be competitive in there age group. In searching around the bike racing scene it appears that usually after you turn 50+ you are on your own, except for an occasional time trial that might have older age groups.

I am use to training hard and enjoy it, but whether it is a road or MTB race I would like to be competitive. Am I overlooking something in bike racing or is it just geared to the younger folks and us older folks are just out of luck.

Any info you can give me on racing or good clubs to join to learn more about training, would be really appreciated.

I live in Severna Park, MD (between Annapolis and Baltimore).

Thanks in advance,

John Benkert
443-980-9077