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Joe Friel has trained endurance athletes since 1980. His clients have included elite amateur and professional road cyclists, mountain bikers, triathletes, and duathletes. They have been from all corners of the globe and included American and foreign national champions, world championship competitors, and an Olympian. Joe holds a masters degree in exercise science, is a USA Triathlon and USA Cycling certified coach, and is the past Chairman of the USA Triathlon National Coaching Commission. He is a featured columnist for Inside Triathlon and VeloNews magazines, and writes feature stories for other international publications and websites. Joe conducts seminars around the country on training and racing for cyclists, multisport athletes, and coaches, and provides consulting services for corporations in the fitness industry. Every year Joe selects a group of the brightest coaches with the greatest potential and oversees their progress as they move into the ranks of elite-level coaching. As an age-group competitor, he was a Colorado State Masters Triathlon Champion, a Rocky Mountain region and Southwest region duathlon age-group champion, was on several All-American teams and represented the USA at the world championships several times. He also competes in road-running races and USCF bike races.

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It's never too late to get-and stay-fit! Fast After 50, now completely updated with the latest science on aging and exercise, is for every endurance athlete who wants to stay on the top of their game for years to come.

For runners, cyclists, triathletes, swimmers, rowers, skiers, and all dedicated athletes, getting older doesn't have to mean getting slower. Drawing from the most current research on aging, longevity, and sports performance, Joe Friel-America's leading endurance sports coach-shows how athletes can train smart, race strong, and stay healthy well past age 50.

Alongside guidelines for high-intensity workouts, targeted strength training, recovery, crosstraining, and nutrition for high performance, Friel has updated Fast After 50 to include:

• New research on how to effectively build fitness with low-intensity training along with limited amounts of high-intensity training
• Updated crosstraining tips and plans to boost aerobic endurance without the risk of injury
• Stories from "super agers" who have excelled in their sport at an advanced age
• A chapter on "Beyond the Fifties" to keep athletes informed on how to stay in the race as they age up
• And so much more!
  In Fast After 50, Joe Friel shows athletes that age is just a number. Athletes of any age can extend their racing careers for decades-and race to win.