Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
Emily, yes, I think you are right. There's too many of us here that were "last picked" as kids for it to be chance. Since just about everyone learns to ride a bike, it's not surprising that it is a sport people start later in life, even when we haven't had that much success in other athletic endeavors.
Hmmmm sounds familiar... at 5' nuthin most running, jumping net based sports were a bit harder for me.... (I can walk under a regulation volley ball net without ducking) - basketball... a bit of a farce.... track... I'm not super slow, but I have to take two steps for each one a taller person does.... a bike OTOH even things out a lot and my size can even be an advantage at times.

I'm getting my cholesterol checked for the first time pretty soon. I hope and expect it will be pretty good, since I exercise quite a bit and eat pretty well. I already know my blood pressure tends to low