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06-03-2004, 12:56 PM

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says...
> Per Elmsäter wrote:
> :: Roger Zoul wrote:
> ::: Per Elmsäter wrote:
> ::::: Roger Zoul wrote:
> :::::: Damn, now you rock even more! I was thinking you were 25 and
> :::::: weighed 98 lbs (okay, I'd bet money you don't weigh much!)...what
> :::::: do you mean when you say "you pulled"?
> :::::
> ::::: 25 year olds don't have the stamina for lots of long rides like
> ::::: that. Just look at the average age of any organized Century ride
> ::::: anywhere.
> :::
> ::: How might I find such data? I've not done a century yet, so I don't
> ::: know who shows up...
> :::
> ::: I would assume that a 25 yo could train for stamia....is that not
> ::: right? That one new guy on the tour of italy is like 22, right?
> ::: Can't recall his name...
> ::
> :: Of course they can and do train, however it takes a long time to
> :: build. The body also does not start producing an excess of this kind
> :: of muscle fibre until a more ripe age.
>
> Really? I've done a good bit or reading on muscle fibers and I've never
> read this. Does one really need an excess of ST fiber to do endurance
> sports?

It helps. Look at the ages of the top performers in the high-endurance
sports (marathons and longer). They are usually 25 or so, into their
early 30's. While the top performers in the sprint events tend to be
younger.

Of course, another part of the reason is that in the endurance events
you need to know your body a lot better, and how to adjust your pace to
meet the conditions; that can only be learned through experience.

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06-03-2004, 03:00 PM

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:52:18 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>:: 25 year olds don't have the stamina for lots of long rides like that.
>:: Just look at the average age of any organized Century ride anywhere.
>
>I would assume that a 25 yo could train for stamia....is that not right?

It is correct; however, much of training, and much of doing a long
ride with insufficient training, is mental. Older folks have got a
big advantage over young whippersnappers like me, as they've got the
life experience to know how do deal with pain and fatigue, and to
know how to better pace themselves, and to know how to listen to
their bodies.

Watch any 25 year old compete with his dad in doing some heavy work.
With the exception of heavily damaged or unhealthy dads, the dad can
do the stronger / longer / more work; the kid will recover quicker,
though.

>That one new guy on the tour of italy is like 22, right? Can't recall his
>name...

Jocks and pro athletes are the exception.
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06-03-2004, 03:00 PM

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:52:18 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>:: 25 year olds don't have the stamina for lots of long rides like that.
>:: Just look at the average age of any organized Century ride anywhere.
>
>I would assume that a 25 yo could train for stamia....is that not right?

It is correct; however, much of training, and much of doing a long
ride with insufficient training, is mental. Older folks have got a
big advantage over young whippersnappers like me, as they've got the
life experience to know how do deal with pain and fatigue, and to
know how to better pace themselves, and to know how to listen to
their bodies.

Watch any 25 year old compete with his dad in doing some heavy work.
With the exception of heavily damaged or unhealthy dads, the dad can
do the stronger / longer / more work; the kid will recover quicker,
though.

>That one new guy on the tour of italy is like 22, right? Can't recall his
>name...

Jocks and pro athletes are the exception.
--

06-03-2004, 03:00 PM

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:52:18 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>:: 25 year olds don't have the stamina for lots of long rides like that.
>:: Just look at the average age of any organized Century ride anywhere.
>
>I would assume that a 25 yo could train for stamia....is that not right?

It is correct; however, much of training, and much of doing a long
ride with insufficient training, is mental. Older folks have got a
big advantage over young whippersnappers like me, as they've got the
life experience to know how do deal with pain and fatigue, and to
know how to better pace themselves, and to know how to listen to
their bodies.

Watch any 25 year old compete with his dad in doing some heavy work.
With the exception of heavily damaged or unhealthy dads, the dad can
do the stronger / longer / more work; the kid will recover quicker,
though.

>That one new guy on the tour of italy is like 22, right? Can't recall his
>name...

Jocks and pro athletes are the exception.
--

06-03-2004, 03:00 PM

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:52:18 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>:: 25 year olds don't have the stamina for lots of long rides like that.
>:: Just look at the average age of any organized Century ride anywhere.
>
>I would assume that a 25 yo could train for stamia....is that not right?

It is correct; however, much of training, and much of doing a long
ride with insufficient training, is mental. Older folks have got a
big advantage over young whippersnappers like me, as they've got the
life experience to know how do deal with pain and fatigue, and to
know how to better pace themselves, and to know how to listen to
their bodies.

Watch any 25 year old compete with his dad in doing some heavy work.
With the exception of heavily damaged or unhealthy dads, the dad can
do the stronger / longer / more work; the kid will recover quicker,
though.

>That one new guy on the tour of italy is like 22, right? Can't recall his
>name...

Jocks and pro athletes are the exception.
--

06-03-2004, 03:00 PM

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:52:18 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>:: 25 year olds don't have the stamina for lots of long rides like that.
>:: Just look at the average age of any organized Century ride anywhere.
>
>I would assume that a 25 yo could train for stamia....is that not right?

It is correct; however, much of training, and much of doing a long
ride with insufficient training, is mental. Older folks have got a
big advantage over young whippersnappers like me, as they've got the
life experience to know how do deal with pain and fatigue, and to
know how to better pace themselves, and to know how to listen to
their bodies.

Watch any 25 year old compete with his dad in doing some heavy work.
With the exception of heavily damaged or unhealthy dads, the dad can
do the stronger / longer / more work; the kid will recover quicker,
though.

>That one new guy on the tour of italy is like 22, right? Can't recall his
>name...

Jocks and pro athletes are the exception.
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