Training in your later peak years, ages 33-40

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13 years ago 01/05/2011 8:13pm EST

I have been running at a high level (for me) since high school, through college, and now into my mid 30s.

A lot of the training advice out there is for the younger post-collegiate runner looking to get to his peak. The emphasis is on building and improving, and in a certain sense this emphasis takes for granted a body that is getting stronger naturally.

I was wondering if there are any posters on here who have thought carefully through the problem of training the mid-to-late 30's runner, who is still in his prime years but lacks variable of the increasing strength of the runner in his late 20's.

Any general advice that can be given? Any resources out there for runners like me?

13 years ago 01/05/2011 8:56pm EST

re: taaaangy

Make your own course up by kipping like Kip does it

Register for the road race then pin the top two holes of your bib number and let the bottom two holes just dangle over your nutsack. Cover it with a longsleeve tee long enough to fall and cover the bib number. Dress casually at the start as though youre not really racing. After the gun goes off wait until 4mins pass. Walk casually across starting line Slip off the course. Strip outfit and Reenter race at mile 23. Jog it in. Keep careful track of time and Make sure not to cross finish too soon or you might get caught for an unrealistic net time.

13 years ago 01/05/2011 9:42pm EST

re: taaaangy

I began running at 13 and now at 34 years old , I only run once a day. I started to run double sessions at 21 and really got fed up of doing doubles at 32 cause I just didn't find the need to continue doing doubles if I my last pb came at 26.

Today: I run 60-70 minutes easy with an occasional long run of 80-90 minutes. I also do 2 work outs per week ( either a tempo, short or long intervals on the track/roads, hill repeats and fartleks.)

I'm not runing any pbs but I'm running a lot faster and closer to my pbs than when I was doing double sessions at 28-31....

13 years ago 01/06/2011 8:27am EST

re: 34yroldude

34yroldude wrote:
I began running at 13 and now at 34 years old , I only run once a day. I started to run double sessions at 21 and really got fed up of doing doubles at 32 cause I just didn't find the need to continue doing doubles if I my last pb came at 26.
Today: I run 60-70 minutes easy with an occasional long run of 80-90 minutes. I also do 2 work outs per week ( either a tempo, short or long intervals on the track/roads, hill repeats and fartleks.)
I'm not runing any pbs but I'm running a lot faster and closer to my pbs than when I was doing double sessions at 28-31....

Thanks for this. Our backgrounds are really similar, and I am considering a similar move in training.

13 years ago 01/06/2011 8:47am EST

re: 34yroldude

I agree as well. Personally I think it is foolish to apply all the more is better talk as a blanket statement. I think everyone is a case by case basis. For me especially after 35 I really needed more recovery. I needed more runs on soft surfaces. I am now having more fun running. I mix it up a lot more. Best of luck to you.

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