Ok, I've been in the sport, racing tris every season for 20 years. I'm 39. I don't expect to get any faster at this point. As I age, what I am seeing is that its not so much a matter of which guy gets faster, but more so about the guy who slows down the least.
It is true that there are some genetically blessed guys that start at age 35 45 or 55 and keep getting faster, but I'd imagine that once you reach middle age and have done >5 years of serious training, you are pretty well maxed out with respect to improving times and from there you just want to maintain speed and endurance.
I realize there are exceptions like Joe Boness or Tony O'Keeffe (second at Ultraman at age 43), but for the rest, its about the guy who "slows down the least". What are your experiences.
It is true that there are some genetically blessed guys that start at age 35 45 or 55 and keep getting faster, but I'd imagine that once you reach middle age and have done >5 years of serious training, you are pretty well maxed out with respect to improving times and from there you just want to maintain speed and endurance.
I realize there are exceptions like Joe Boness or Tony O'Keeffe (second at Ultraman at age 43), but for the rest, its about the guy who "slows down the least". What are your experiences.