The return of: Over 50 show of hands

[mudmucker]

50 years and 27 days here. Been riding road for 27 or so years and mt for 23 years.

[OakLeaf]

I did it because a half iron at half a century just sounded so cool.

I did the same thing with the half marathon and figured that that would give me until I was 100 to train for my first full.

Whoops.

[tzvia]

Coming up on 51 in November. Rediscovered cycling in '08 as a way to lose weight and get fit after a bad car accident in '02. Lost 40 lbs, and every once in a while, I dig out one of my old shirts to wear around the house as a kind of inspirational high-five. I call them my moo-moo shirts . Gave away all my once-tight 14 pants, and wear my 6s with belts now.

Can't believe I am 50 though, and friends and co-workers think I am crazy. But heck, it's my time machine- in it, I ride back to my youth and health. And drop some stress along the way.

You rock girls! High-five to all!

[tctrek]

58 here... started riding at 55 with a big ole Townie bike... same year got a Giant hybrid. At 56 I got my first road bike a Trek 2.1. At 57 I upgraded to my current bike a Trek Madone 4.7. I am slow, but I don't care.. I love riding my bike.

[Zen]

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'm 56. I rode a little bit when i was 12-14 but that was it.
Then I started riding again 4 years ago, at age 52.... Amazingly, I had not even sat on a bike in over 38 years....but i totally remembered how to ride one!

I've ridden thousands of miles now in the past 4 years. I ride for fun, I ride to do errands, to enjoy the beautiful countryside here, plus it's good for me.

[divingbiker]

I'm a member of the club. I'm soon to be 54, started riding again in my late 40s.

I mostly commute, but also do sprint triathlons, easy mountain biking, leisurely road rides, and multi-day tours. I like it all, as long as I don't have to work too hard, and the bike is red.

Right now I'm on a quest to find the bike that started it all, a candy apple red girl's Schwinn Stingray. Let me know if you see one.

[Zen]

Get it painted

or

http://popular.ebay.com/motorcycles/...-sting-ray.htm

[divingbiker]

Get it painted

or

http://popular.ebay.com/motorcycles/...-sting-ray.htm

That's the bike I bought with my newspaper delivering money!

But what about the blue saddle and handlebar grips? Those just wouldn't do.

[KnottedYet]

I did the same thing with the half marathon and figured that that would give me until I was 100 to train for my first full.

Whoops.

Sr. Madonna Buder does fulls, and she's 80. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_Buder

Keep training!

(I want legs like this when I'm 80: http://www.tonic.com/article/80-year...hlete-ironman/ )

[Ann G]

I'll be 60 next month. I've had a bike around almost my whole life, but I started seriously cycling more at age 52.

[maryellen]

52--started cycling at 45

[OakLeaf]

Sr. Madonna Buder does fulls, and she's 80. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_Buder

Keep training!

The "whoops" part was that I just signed up for my SECOND full. I'd planned on 50 years to train for the first one, and wound up giving myself seven months.

I don't EVER see myself doing an IM, though. Just don't have the desire. Of course, that's what I said about anything over 10K, two years ago.

Can I still have legs like that when I'm 80? (I know, probably not. )

[bmccasland]

51, have attempted 5 MS-150 tours in the last 6 years (no tour in 2005 thanks to Hurricane Katrina), finished 2 (done in by asthma & knee on previous rides). Am currently on the "injured reserve" list. My Doc and PT have allowed me to ride on paths but not on traffic, but with the heat index hitting 105-110F, the desire just isn't there. But I do ride my comfort bike around the neighborhood.

[Biciclista]

me, me! I'm 58 and counting. Have been riding for about 8 years now, seriously (for me) in the last 4... I am healthier than i was in my 40's for sure.