January Thaw... 1/8 through 1/14 runs!

[OakLeaf]

[rant]On a side note, I have a bit of a rant on age-ism, but the reverse kind. As I was struggling up a hill past one of the other ladies, I heard her call me 'the young kid' in a somewhat snarky tone of voice. Yeah, I'm the youngest one in the group (I always feel that way) but sometimes I get really upset when people call me a baby, or when I finally manage to do okay at something, they say 'oh thats cause your so young'. [/rant]

I am SO with you on that! I'm 48 and just starting to really feel old, and I HATE it when people attribute what strength and endurance I have, solely to being "young"!

ETA: the subtext I think is that I'm terrified they're right... that if I'm training 1 to 3 hours every single day now, and I'm okay if not thrilled with how I feel, then in 10-20 years I will have to be training 4-6 hours every single day just to keep my head above water. Please let that not be true.