How to Train for Endurance After 50 with Dr. Reaburn

The Athlete's Compass · Apr 23, 2026 · 56m

In this episode of the Athletes Compass podcast, Dr. Peter Reaburn shares practical and science-backed guidance for endurance athletes who want to stay healthy, strong, and competitive well into older age. Drawing from both decades of research and his own experience as a masters athlete, Reaburn explains why strength training becomes increasingly important with age, how muscle mass and power underpin endurance performance, why perceived recovery often feels harder for older athletes, and how flexibility, sleep, protein intake, and smarter intensity distribution all play major roles in…