120,000 miles logged in the saddle

[Bike Writer]

And believe it or not I will be able to meet the guy. A friend of mine is executive director at a senior residence and this gentleman lives there. Several months ago she told me stories about an elderly gent who lives there and goes on these fabulously long rides daily. She said he often will ride 50 miles in a day.

Well I posted this article to my FB page earlier today and she saw it and invited me to luch with the two of them. Turns out he was the same guy she had told me about.

[kmehrzad]

And believe it or not I will be able to meet the guy. A friend of mine is executive director at a senior residence and this gentleman lives there. Several months ago she told me stories about an elderly gent who lives there and goes on these fabulously long rides daily. She said he often will ride 50 miles in a day.

Well I posted this article to my FB page earlier today and she saw it and invited me to luch with the two of them. Turns out he was the same guy she had told me about.

That's just awesome. I'll bet it was a pleasure to have lunch with the two of them and listen to his stories. You'd come away extremely motivated, as in "I can do this activity that I love for years and years to come."

[hebe]

oh wow! Many happy returns Joe, and here's to the next 120,000 miles I hope you have a fantastic lunch with him and your friend, Road Trip!

[Bike Writer]

"That's just awesome. I'll bet it was a pleasure to have lunch with the two of them and listen to his stories. You'd come away extremely motivated, as in "I can do this activity that I love for years and years to come."

I have not had the luncheon yet but will be over the next week. I'll be sure to post any words of wisdom or inspiration gained.

You hit the nail on the head about cycling for years and years. It's one of the reasons I love biking and golf. You can do this on into your elderly years.

[channlluv]

I hope you guys have a great lunch. I'd love to hear his stories, too.

Lately I've noticed an elderly gentleman in the neighborhood where I work. He stands out because he wears a long-sleeve Mickey Mouse jersey with lots of red polka dots and a mirror on his helmet. I've seen him twice. Once when I was leaving Fiesta Island, and the next day on a corner several miles away near the school where I work. I was amazed. I wonder if he rides a really long circuit, or if he just switches up neighborhoods. I was impressed, too, because he was riding in heavy traffic. I'm nervous DRIVING in that afternoon rush hour as school lets out.

Roxy

[DarcyInOregon]

People of this age who continue to bike and are healthy as a consequence are a real inspiration to me. I meet the older males on the event rides, but rarely see an older female, and I've wondered why that is.

One event ride I did last summer, a century with about 5,000 feet of climbing, at one of the early rest stops there were a group of men in their 70s and 80s, all cycling the century that day. I overheard them discuss how they were going to be participating in time trials the following day in their age group. It was an oh wow moment for me, that these guys were so fit and athletic that they could do a moderately difficult century like it was nothing and still have the energy to do bicycle racing the next day. I want to be as fit as they are when I am their age.

[hebe]

My cycling instructor is well into her 60s. Admittedly she's a spring chicken compared to the gentlemen on this thread, but it did encourage me hugely that I wasn't too old to start, at 44, and made me realise that there could be many many years of cycling ahead of me.