"over 40"...show of hands?

[cycleops300pt]

Hey Gretchen....I'll raise my hand to that.

[TxDoc]

Not there yet - but getting close...

[bunnydodger]

47 here and having more fun than in my twenties.

[arielmoon]

I turned 40 in July and I am in the best shape of my life!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I turned 40 in July and I am in the best shape of my life!

I turned 54 this year and I can say the very same thing! Isn't it great to feel good?
ArielMoon, I wish I had started as young as you did!

P.S. Gretchen hasn't posted here on TE in over 4 years....this thread almost qualifies for being over 40 itself!

[ridenread]

I'm 45 and also in the best shape of my life. Still have a way to go to be in great shape but I am working on it and hopefully my bike will continue to bring me closer. If not it sure is bringing me lots of great rides

[Serendipity]

Nope, over 50!
Last birthday was the big 5-0.
Very close to the 'best shape of my life'; that was a few years ago, but working on getting back there - for sure the healthiest I've ever been! And having a blast!

[Grits]

47 here. Just got back into cycling this summer and got my first road bike
I'm doing my first MS 150 next month and aiming for 75 miles a day. Next year I'll be ready for the century!

[mudmucker]

48. I've been cycling for about 24 years. At first for transportation in my early 20's. Then, I lived in a hilltown on dirt roads so I used a mt. bike every where I went in my late 20's to mid 30's. Then I moved where there were more paved roads than dirt, and bought and started road biking as that made more sense. I've always been athletic and outdoors oriented so this has been a lifestyle my entire life.

[AmyO]

After decades of beating myself up with aerobics, step, running, and machines, I finally regularlly hit the weight room and also started spinning almost 4 years ago. Then I felt the urge to hit the road and bought a bike last year. WHY did I spend so many years trying to run when my body was built to ride a bike????? That's what those thighs were for! Now my daughter is joining me...and I'm so glad that she can discover the joys of cycling at a much younger age.

I can honestly say I have never been in better shape. Yes, there are aches and pains, and now I have scarred knees from my bike falls, but that's what 55 years of experience will do to a body.

Got certified to teach fitness classes and spinning and LIFE IS GOOD. I will be 56 in January.

[makbike]

46 1/2 and feeling great! Like others I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life. I can honestly say I'm passionate about my riding and it has been a blessing. I ride with a woman who is 75 year young and I can only hope I'm as active (she typically rides 50 - 80 miles/day) as she is when I hit 75. She is an outstanding role model!

[OakLeaf]

48 - how'd this thread get revived?

[beccaB]

just turned 47, which makes me the same age as Obama, but older than Chris Chelios.

[tulip]

Those who didn't qualify when this thread first appeared might well be in their mid-40s by now!

Yes, I'm 40 and happier and healthier than ever.

[wawaski]

Still trying to make 15 mph average!