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Riding Changes,Aging and Days Off
AT 77 (one week from 78) I recently changed my training from 13 hours a week to around 10. I do ride 6 days a week with Mondays off the bike. Rather than ride up to 200 mi weeks I am now around 130 but with interval training on a smart trainer, one endurance or recovery ride and Saturday and Sunday group Hammer Sessions with 50-60 year olds. I used a coach to get focused training and have increased threshold power and speed endurance. You can't go back to riding the way we did in our 40's but can use less but more focused training to retain a lot of the old fitness.