Stamina & Endurance training

Good morning,
I am currently trying to improve my stamina as I have recently taken up racing again at the ripe age of 40. My first race was the dusk till dawn 12 hour endurance race in October last year and I am currently in the thetford MTB racing winter series 2 hr races. I was wondering if anyone had any advise as to what would be of mor use a cadence sensor or heart rate monitor or wether both would be the way to go?
Regards
Gavin
I am currently trying to improve my stamina as I have recently taken up racing again at the ripe age of 40. My first race was the dusk till dawn 12 hour endurance race in October last year and I am currently in the thetford MTB racing winter series 2 hr races. I was wondering if anyone had any advise as to what would be of mor use a cadence sensor or heart rate monitor or wether both would be the way to go?
Regards
Gavin
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Of the two I'd definitely have a HRM, you can count your cadence, and actually there's fairly limited training benefit to concentrating too much on your cadence.
To TRAIN to improve your endurance, do some intervals of 10-20 minute duration at a high (but manageable) exertion level. Once or maybe 2x per week is enough for the intervals, and be sure to have adequate rest / recovery before another training session. Without rest/recovery you just wear yourself to a lower level.
Jay Kosta
Endwell NY USA