How is Masters racing in the US?
I'm finding my early to mid 30s are a weird time to be bike racing. I am not as gung ho not have the energy and quickness I did racing in my 20s, and I am still a bit too young to be racing Masters. But I'm slowly realizing I do not have what it takes anymore to hang with these young guns in the road scene. They're all faster/stronger than me, have more time to ride/train and the worst part is they have no fear. I can't tell you how many times I've seen some high schooler dive bomb into a corner at a local 2/3 crit for a $20 olive garden gift card preme.
Luckily I'm approaching the end of my 30s and I have Masters racing to look forward to. I know the road scene is dead for the most part of the US so I am not expecting much but - does it get any easier? Is it less sketchy? OR will I just be going up against "dad strength" ex pros who only have enough time in their life to do a 30 minute parking lot crit?