Plotting Our Decline
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"At 54yrs of age I'm still getting faster."
Me, too, but not much. My first Century ride, Seagull in 2005 (age 50), took 7.5 hours on a course as flat as a table. After a year of serious training, I got that down to 4:58 in 2007 (yes, in pace lines much of the time!), still a personal best for a Century. Since then, I've decided that climbing rides are the thing, so I use rides on Skyline drives as the metrics. At age 58 I'm a touch faster than I was at 52 But, the differences are now at the 3% level.
So, not slowing down yet, but I expect I'll soon reach the point where staying the same will be the main goal....
Me, too, but not much. My first Century ride, Seagull in 2005 (age 50), took 7.5 hours on a course as flat as a table. After a year of serious training, I got that down to 4:58 in 2007 (yes, in pace lines much of the time!), still a personal best for a Century. Since then, I've decided that climbing rides are the thing, so I use rides on Skyline drives as the metrics. At age 58 I'm a touch faster than I was at 52 But, the differences are now at the 3% level.
So, not slowing down yet, but I expect I'll soon reach the point where staying the same will be the main goal....
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