Old Father Time has started sprinting.

[Levo-Lon]

KOM

kronenbourg on Monday's

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I'm 50, and although my body occasionally gives me subtle reminders of my age, I've planned this year's Alpine cycling trip, and already have a fairly good idea of what the next 3 will involve. Shut Up Legs!

My advice is keep getting lots of exercise, and eat and sleep properly.

 

[ColinJ]

At least you haven't had teachers
telling your kids at the gate to tell "grandad" about their day when they started school!

As a teenager I went back to a girl's house and was introduced to her family. She was 16 and I naturally assumed that the grey-haired 65 year old woman and 75 year old man were her grandparents and made a comment that seemed to embarrass them - they were actually her parents!

 

[User32269]

A bit of inspiration for you and a bit of bragging for me, I got this KOM in 2013 at the age of 61, there are 3 of us with the same time, notice the name of the second rider, I am 3rd on list.

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Inspirational. Well done. Gives me hope for these battered old legs!

 

[Dirk]

Nothing beats the feeling of getting a KoM as a pensioner.
I'm a sprinter, not a climber!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Mirror, mirror on the wall
I am my mother after all.

I saw a photo of my dad recently and it was like looking in a mirror.

And I always used to think he was an ugly old bastard

 

[User32269]

Thanks for replying and giving me a bit of inspiration to stfu and carry on enjoying the journey!

I posted the thread light heartedly, but there was an element of, for the first time in my life, feeling scared by how quickly times passed. I have never really thought about age as anything more than a number. After turning 50, the worrying thing is the amount of funerals I've attended! (thankfully not my own yet) Now I have to own two black suits and rotate! Think that's fed into my wobble. I'm very, very lucky both in life and with my health.
I'm going to resolve to sleep and eat better. Planning on making it to a hundred and still riding me bike!

 

[welsh dragon]

My mother used to tell me " the older you get, the faster it goes ". Personally i have no intention of taking any notice of the age thing. As some say, it's just a number after all. I still act like an idiot ( so my son says ), and my grandchildren like spending time with me. Mr WD rolls his eyes at me sometimes so my work is done. It's good to keep him on his toes.

 

[classic33]

Thanks for replying and giving me a bit of inspiration to stfu and carry on enjoying the journey!

I posted the thread light heartedly, but there was an element of, for the first time in my life, feeling scared by how quickly times passed. I have never really thought about age as anything more than a number. After turning 50, the worrying thing is the amount of funerals I've attended! (thankfully not my own yet) Now I have to own two black suits and rotate! Think that's fed into my wobble. I'm very, very lucky both in life and with my health.
I'm going to resolve to sleep and eat better. Planning on making it to a hundred and still riding me bike!

I was "informed" of my own funeral

E-mail received informing me of my demise earlier this month and the arraignments that had been made for me, on my final journey!

Funeral Announcement

Hereby we want to share your sorrow for you, dear friend, who passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014.
You are cordially invited to express your sympathy in memory of you at a celebration of life service that will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the Ocker Funeral Home.

Please find more detailed information about the memorial service here.

Sincerely,
Funeral Home Secretary,
Daniel Mcguire

 

[Ming the Merciless]

There is increasing evidence of the protective effects of regular exercise that elevates your heart rate and gets you sightly breathless. Keep at it, cycling extends the healthy years.

 

[midlife]

My mother used to tell me " the older you get, the faster it goes ". Personally i have no intention of taking any notice of the age thing. As some say, it's just a number after all. I still act like an idiot ( so my son says ), and my grandchildren like spending time with me. Mr WD rolls his eyes at me sometimes so my work is done. It's good to keep him on his toes.

Apparently it's true, the older you get the faster it goes. Something to do with doing the same thing every day fools the brain into thinking that's it's happened before so not "real time" .

I'm 58 and have another 6-7 years of work to look forward to before I can slow the clock down

 

[classic33]

Thanks for replying and giving me a bit of inspiration to stfu and carry on enjoying the journey!

I posted the thread light heartedly, but there was an element of, for the first time in my life, feeling scared by how quickly times passed. I have never really thought about age as anything more than a number. After turning 50, the worrying thing is the amount of funerals I've attended! (thankfully not my own yet) Now I have to own two black suits and rotate! Think that's fed into my wobble. I'm very, very lucky both in life and with my health.
I'm going to resolve to sleep and eat better. Planning on making it to a hundred and still riding me bike!

Is this what you're bothered about?

 

[User32269]

Is this what you're bothered about?
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Thankfully not at the moment! Sure it's on the horizon though!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Apparently it's true, the older you get the faster it goes.

Read my signature line.