Originally Posted by terrymorse
Which brings the added dilemma for us truly older folks. Do we enter Masters 35 4/5 and race people 15 years younger, or do we race Masters 45 against former pros and cat 1s?
35+ 4/5 to start. Hard races where we're at, with fields of up to 100. If you're going to jump in Terry, find the races with hills, it thins things quickly into manageable sized groupings.
45+ 1/5 can be brutal.
35+ 1/2/3 is death
30+ 1/2/3 is a fiery death.
If I make it to Cat 2 this year I'll let you know what a Pro 1/2 race is like. Pizza Man's still too young for the 45+ comparisons
Honestly, there's not much difference in speed or civility between the 35+ 4/5 and, when you can find them, 45+ 4/5 races.