The Fastest Age

And you, conversly, don't really know triathletes. Originally posted by Ion Beza ... .) triathletes don't kick, they don't work on their kick flexibility like me; Ultimately, this is why you are forever limited by your %VO2 Max, no matter how much you improve it. As has been stated here before, as we age past the mid-30's, our VO2 Max generally decreases. By trying to work a distance event with a strong kick, you are committing to an overall career of declining performances. Greater efforts, lesser returns. Best thing you could do would be to embrace, practice and burn into your muscle memory balance, skating, flow and all the TI stuff you dismiss so readily. Experienced triathletes don't kick because they are wearing wetsuits, which buoy their hips (and overcome poor balance), and because they are saving their legs for the bike and run. So please, by all means, continue to work harder and train overdistance. Your competition will thank you for it. Your AGE GROUP competition that is. As you are all-too aware, USMS doesn't recognize "late starters", triathletes, guys who wear the new speedo suit or anything else other than age and gender for awards and rankings.

And you, conversly, don't really know triathletes. Originally posted by Ion Beza ... .) triathletes don't kick, they don't work on their kick flexibility like me; Ultimately, this is why you are forever limited by your %VO2 Max, no matter how much you improve it. As has been stated here before, as we age past the mid-30's, our VO2 Max generally decreases. By trying to work a distance event with a strong kick, you are committing to an overall career of declining performances. Greater efforts, lesser returns. Best thing you could do would be to embrace, practice and burn into your muscle memory balance, skating, flow and all the TI stuff you dismiss so readily. Experienced triathletes don't kick because they are wearing wetsuits, which buoy their hips (and overcome poor balance), and because they are saving their legs for the bike and run. So please, by all means, continue to work harder and train overdistance. Your competition will thank you for it. Your AGE GROUP competition that is. As you are all-too aware, USMS doesn't recognize "late starters", triathletes, guys who wear the new speedo suit or anything else other than age and gender for awards and rankings.