tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6393086863407712001.post3071656846370307..comments2019-01-11T01:15:40.586-08:00Comments on The Bateman Refresh: 2017 T&F Wrap UpBlackers800http://www.blogger.com/profile/12563245052839045596noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6393086863407712001.post-84203536568874492992017-10-16T02:58:29.489-07:002017-10-16T02:58:29.489-07:00Hi Andy, yo most certainly have some influence on ...Hi Andy, yo most certainly have some influence on these posts - thank you! If you're interested in talking about cliff-edges, the most considered opinions I have come across are those of Gareth Jones. Next time you bump into him (pretty much every Sat am in Southampton!) then bring it up! DaveBlackers800https://www.blogger.com/profile/12563245052839045596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6393086863407712001.post-82461742662391661522017-10-13T05:25:48.627-07:002017-10-13T05:25:48.627-07:00I'm proud to be a small part of this excellent...I'm proud to be a small part of this excellent post! The trouble with those cliff edges is that you can't see them coming. Mine wasn't related to injury either, it's interesting/baffling debate.AndyG800https://www.blogger.com/profile/13773231821315792825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6393086863407712001.post-55953904430261841192017-10-12T00:45:38.259-07:002017-10-12T00:45:38.259-07:00Thanks Adrian. Of course you're right, but I ...Thanks Adrian. Of course you're right, but I don't see it as a gradual decline, but a series of cliff edges!!! Men (I haven't studied female friends this closely!) seem to suffer sudden drop offs in strength (muscle mass I guess) somewhere between 45 and 60, and I see it all the time at the club. (BTW, this drop off is usually accompanied by a period of injury, as the athlete will try to up training to maintain those times!).<br /><br />Hope you had a good season, and are looking forward to the Chiltern XC league!! Go Watford!Blackers800https://www.blogger.com/profile/12563245052839045596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6393086863407712001.post-86911128035687022522017-10-11T03:16:39.081-07:002017-10-11T03:16:39.081-07:00Congratulations David, and thanks for the excellen...Congratulations David, and thanks for the excellent and captivating blog. May I respectfully suggest that you have omitted one key variable from your appraisal? Namely that none of us are getting any younger day by day. Sort your results on the Power of 10 by age-graded and, if I am not mistaken, you have a series of PBs this season.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12131253570948376856noreply@blogger.com