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The affable Californian says that being 31 years old when she and Kerri Walsh travel to Beijing next month to defend their title will be an advantage and not a handicap.
"Definitely experience helps," the American said. "It's taken me about six years to really figure it out, training-wise, what works best for my body.
"I don't do the same training as Kerri, Kerri doesn't do the same as me. Everybody's a bit different. It just takes a while to figure out what you need.
"But you do get better with age. Maybe a little slower. But experience in beach volleyball comes into play when you get in those tight matches when fatigue sets in. I'm a lot wiser."
May-Treanor getting better in the sport is not welcome news for teams hoping to dethrone the defending champions in the sport, which has been at the Olympics only since 1996.
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Despite a shoulder injury to Walsh earlier this year and a new coach, the duo are steamrolling through the beach volleyball season and appear primed for another gold-medal run.
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