Getting old ain't for sissies. What I do enjoy is that I have moved beyond needing to compare what I do to what others do. Although I will confess to pushing back on limitations, I do make a conscious effort to "play smart". I avoid group rides, I avoid high traffic roads, I realize a "full day" of skiing for me is a bit shorter than when I was in my 20's.

The DH wrote a pretty soul barring blog post just prior to our Death Valley trip that fits somewhat into this thread. Here is the last sentence: "I will die…. violently, peacefully, suddenly, unexpectedly, accidentally or by my own hand…. I will die. But right now I want to go ride my bicycle in the desert."