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Your motivation is still there—but your body may not respond to training, stress, and recovery the way it once did. Is that simply part of aging, a warning sign that deserves attention, or something you can actively manage?

In the first episode of this masters athlete series, Coach Justin and Coach Katie examine the hormonal, bone-health, sleep, fueling, and lifestyle changes endurance athletes may face as they get older. They also confront a difficult reality: preserving health and performance may require new strategies, medical guidance, and a willingness to stop treating every setback as something harder training can fix.

What You’ll Learn

• How hormonal changes can affect sleep, recovery, bone health, body composition, and the ability to train consistently
• Why underfueling becomes especially risky for aging runners, triathletes, and endurance athletes
• The complicated line between hormone replacement, healthy aging, and competitive fairness
• How experience and self-awareness can become genuine performance advantages as physical resilience changes

Timestamps

00:00 – Training updates and the start of a masters athlete series
09:17 – What changes as endurance athletes get older?
10:49 – Perimenopause, menopause, and hormonal fluctuations
18:47 – Hormone replacement and competitive fairness
25:11 – Declining testosterone and what male athletes can do
33:38 – Bone health concerns for masters athletes
34:47 – Underfueling, calcium, vitamin D, and magnesium
39:07 – Strength training, plyometrics, and DEXA scans
47:39 – Why sleep quality can change with age
50:32 – Caffeine, sleep routines, and training after a poor night
1:04:43 – Career, family, and the changing burden of life stress
1:09:24 – The advantage aging athletes should not overlook

For coaching inquiries:

Coach Katie → https://fuel2run.com

Coach Justin → https://tabularasaracing.com

Podcast Email → theenduranceathletejourney@gmail.com