152: How to Effectively Modify Your Training and Racing as You Age, with Rebecca Rusch
b"They say age is just a number. That\\u2019s exactly it: Age is nothing more than digits, and certainly shouldn\\u2019t be seen as a barrier or a dirty word. We can age successfully, but it requires changes to how we train and perhaps to the types of races we target.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nOf course, there are some physiological changes\\u2014you might call them declines\\u2014that come with age. Yet, there are also things that improve as athletes get older. Sometimes they are truly physiological and psychological adaptations, and at other times they are a matter of perspective, mentality, or choice.\\xa0\\n\\nWe begin the episode with a deep dive by Trevor into some recent research on the effects of age and performance. Then we jump into a great conversation with the timeless Rebecca Rusch, a seven-time world champion, mountain bike Hall of Famer, and ever-evolving, age-defying cyclist and adventurer. As we speak, the 52-year-old Rusch is taking on her third Iditarod Trail Invitational in Alaska.\\xa0\\n\\nIn that conversation, we touch upon everything from training changes to nutrition tips, from off-the-bike work to the work it takes inside the mind to stay motivated, energized, and ready to push.\\xa0\\n\\nWe also hear from Dr. Andy Pruitt, the world-renowned sports medicine consultant, and Colby Pearce, coach, athlete, bike fitter, and host of the Cycling in Alignment podcast.\\xa0\\nAll that and much more, today on Fast Talk. Let's make you fast!\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"