Originally Posted by
rsbob
Had a good friend that was a crit racer. Part of his training, as well as his club, was to run the stadium steps at the university, several times. I never ran steps but unless there are more than 5 floors, I always take the steps. See, steps are very much related to being a better cyclist, especially when climbing.
You are of course assuming that "being a better cyclist" at 50+ encompasses any regimen someone uses that they feel is related to their training for competitive racing or boosting arbitrary personal performance "stats."