Harri Karvesnemni is still going for Finland at 38. On the diet of Russian skiers The Russians are an interesting case for those of us interested in dietary issues. Perhaps higher fat in the routine training diet is just not such a bad idea for the elite endurance athlete. According to several different research studies, it increases testosterone levels, improves immune function, promotes metabolic adaptations that increase muscle oxidative capacity, and helps athletes with high training volumes maintain energy balance. More research is necessary, but several studies and a lot of anecdote already suggest that the super high carbo diet is just not what the endurance machine needs.
Conventional wisdom dies hard.
Erling Jevne suddenly jumped down from the podium, ran to the Macedonian, who had collapsed in the wet snow, and presented him his medal winner s bouquet. He deserved those flowers more than me. Well he would have won gold with that time in the 1952 Olympics. In 1998, he will get his chance. He had to complete a 50km race at the international level to get a ticket to Negano.