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From: Paul Shields
Category: Coach
Date: 1/30/00
Time: 2:37:20 PM
Remote Name: 203.14.174.4
Anthony,
After age 25 VO2max declines by about 1% per year. This is offset by adaptions that improve performance (eg increased stroke volume in the heart etc) so your actual performance may improve even though your VO2max is declining.
So for a 3 year break from 45-48 if nothing else changed you would expect only a 3% drop in performance. (say from a 33min 10k to a 34min 10k)
My suggestion would be to continue training as it can take some time to regain your lost form but you should only expect about a 3% drop due to age.
Regards
Paul