I'm just wondering, when does age really start to have an effect on training and times? I mean, there's guys in their mid thirties still running really well, and sometimes guys will continue to run well until just before 40.
About what age usually forces a runner to quit because he can no longer be competitive at his previous level?
41 was when I noticed it. When I hit 40 I started having leg issues. The following year was when it started going south.
when your pubes grow.
Typically it kicks in final straightaway, although sometimes it begins a prolonged surge with 600 to go.
For me it was 43. I was racing cars through the park and I pulled a quad. I couldn't believe it. Distance runners don't pull a quad, sprinter pull quads. After that, every time I tried to go too fast, something would pull.