Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
I think we have two groups here:
  • those who were athletic for much of their lives
  • those who started later


Silver was never athletic and started running in her late 30's. Within 9 months, she did her first marathon and now she's coaching tri-athletes!

I was never athletic as a kid (I was the drum major in the band!). 18 months ago, Silver nearly killed me on a 9 mile ride. Last month, I rode across Indiana!

My only point in saying this...and in starting this thread...is to encourage people of 'wisdom and experience' to not sell themselves short and to allow themselves to benefit from thinking big.

This has been a fun thread for me to read, there's so much wise feedback from insightful people.

Thanks
+1!

I do have to say that there's a third category:

*those who were athletic as kids, put it aside, then found it again.

I was a cheerleader, softball player, volleyball player and generally active kid. I rode my bike everywhere I went from the time I learned at 4. Then I got married and had kids. My last bike ride before almost 5 years ago was when my oldest was about 6 weeks old. I put him in the backpack and took him for a spin. It was too cold, and I never rode with him again. He'll be 26 next week!

So a 20 year hiatus from athletics (I did play a season of co-ed softball or two, but it hurt), and I'm BAAACK!

I ran a whole mile at boot camp today, just because I decided to. The whole class gave me high-fives.

Karen