How about over 60? I am 64- You women are a bunch of youngsters in my book! Just know, if I can do this, you can too!
Long distance runner turned cyclist in summer of 2003 due to degenerative arthritis in both knees (family trait). Should have taken this up sooner as cycling is a natural for me. When I look at all of you young uns I wish I could turn the clock back- oh well, I'm in this til the end!
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03-09-2005, 08:32 AM #1
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03-09-2005, 09:17 AM #2
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wow!
Nancy you are an inspiration to me!! I'm 37 and hope to be riding hard well into my 80's!! cycling is, well, life!
Do you race at all? I do a little racing now. I kind of dream of doing a solo 24 hour race when I'm in my 50's....
Namaste,
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03-10-2005, 10:14 AM #3
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I'm 51
51 soon-to-be 52. I started cycling about 11 years ago - commuting to work - and was immediately hooked. The original idea was getting some good exercise but I became hooked on cycling and I also got hooked on watching competitive road cycling. One day I started watching a stage of the Giro d'Italia and that was it - I was lost!
My plan is to keep cycling for the rest of my life - it's just too darned much fun to quit!
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03-18-2005, 05:31 PM #4
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Do you race at all? I do a little racing now. I kind of dream of doing a solo 24 hour race when I'm in my 50's....
Namaste,
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Namaste- Well, I don't race unless you count chasing guys 20 years younger and faster than me! Haven't found any road races that interest me so far. And, I'm training to do the AIDSLifeCycle ride from SF/LA this summer so I am pretty busy gettin' in those miles
Like I said, I wish I had taken this up 20 years ago like a lot of you I read about have. Oh well, better late than never, right?
I also worry about the possibility of crashing during races- the old bones aren't as limber as they used to be! So I just enjoy riding to my fullest extent and training myself to be lean and mean
Nancy
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03-18-2005, 08:27 PM #5
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Bones heal!
Originally Posted by nancy lund
actually, they are a lot easier to get over than a lot of other things (broke my right humerus in two places 6(?) years ago in a bike crash - 3 pins for 4 weeks, 8 weeks off work, 6 months of physio, 1 cortisone shot, being faster on my bike than ever...priceless)
As long as you're enjoying yourself and not terribly scared
worrying about crashes and stuff...that's what it's ALL about!!
Namaste,
~T~
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