Mid-life crisis or permanent insanity?

[eclectic]

hopefully it is permanent insanity

5 years ago I was a bona fide out of shape, overweight slug.

I started walking, then running, then skiing THEN THE BEST! CYCLING

I loved riding my bike when I was a kid - just for the sheer pleasure of riding

Today I love riding my bike - just for the sheer pleasure of riding

I started riding more a year ago July, logged 2049 miles this year, completed 434 mile bike tour and did my first century. I have 2 bikes in the stable but am toying w/ the idea of pulling my old CCM 10 speed out of the barn and cranking her up again (that is if she is still in the barn I haven't checked for a few years - like 20)

I turn 50 in 50 days. My goal for next year? a triathlon

Am I insane - I hope so

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'm 52. Until about 4 months ago, the last time I was on a bike was when I was about 14. That's what, 38 years ago?....

Last year I got tired of being oout of shape, and started fitness walking.
Then, I got back into biking 4 months ago and started with baby rides of a mile. Now I can do 40 mile rides! I love it so much I ride almost every day, hope to keep riding until the snow and ice comes. I suppose I'll fall back on my walking through the blizzards until Spring.
Happily, my husband (DH "Dear Husband", as we say here on the forum) has gotten back into biking as well, and we ride all over the place together now. It's love.
There's just something liberating about rolling down the Open Road with the sun and wind in your face....

[nancielle]

battling the hills where we live (in the Hilltowns of western Massachusetts, or foothills of the Berkshires).

Just out of curiosity where are you? Berkshire native here (and still here!
North Adams as an undergrad, Great Barrington for 20 years, now currently in Pittsfield. Friends in Monterey & Otis.)

Is this a mid-life crisis thing, or more of a permanent insanity?

Maybe a little of both? Not so much a mid-life crisis so much as a mid-life reawakening. I began cycling off & on about 10 years ago after a squillion years of not doing it. Began doing it more seriously about 3 years ago. Even more seriously last year after having knee surgery and the orthopedic surgeon recommended cycling to strengthen my leg. Have my eye on a Specialized Vita come spring.

[DeniseGoldberg]

It's definitely not a mid-life crisis. I suppose you could classify it as permanent insanity, but I actually think it keeps me sane!

Welcome to our world...

--- Denise