Over the hill gang - Page 3

Count me in. I am 62 and used to be a world class 50+ runner until I permanently injured my knee in an accident. I now have a Fuji Aloha Triathlon/TT bike and a Mongoose Mtn bike and considering training for Time Trials and Duathlons. Biking does not bother the knee and can do some limited running. Live in Maryland. Also looking for possible training partners.

John

46, nice to see I'm one of the pups in this crowd. This has been my third year cycling, after almost 20 years off, after being a cycling fanatic in college. 1.5 years on the road, the other time was on a MTB, before I realized that I enjoyed the rides to and from the singletrack a lot more than the singletrack.

What I like the most about cycling, aside from the peace of mind one gets on a long road ride, is the improvement I'm seeing. When I started road biking after getting tired of the MTB (getting tired of being beat up, actually), I could average maybe 15mph last summer. This year, it's up to 20-22 for 50 miles. What will next year be like? And I'm no longer afraid of hills, I relish a long one. Here in KY, we got plenty of them.

At an age when the average person is sliding downhill, I'm getting better. Feeling better. Looking better. Riding faster, longer. Like Lance said, if you're riding, you're alive.

Plus the peace of mind one gets on the road. Turn off the phone, check the worries at the roadside, leave the responsibilities at home, and be just you for a little while. Take a vacation from stress, and relax the mind. Don't need to think, just hit a good cadence and go.

Oh, and while climbing a hill last weekend, I found twenty bucks on the roadside!

--John

I’m 47 years old. I’ve been riding off and on since high school. Something about a trip to the hospital for appendicitis a few months back convinced me to get on the bike in a serious way. I don’t really have a way to explain it except to say that I must ride. I have yet to reach my potential. I figure I have a few decades of cycling ahead of me. There are marathon runners in their 70’s and 80’s. Why not cyclists at that age? Cyclists’ joints don’t get the beating runners’ receive. By the way, over the hill just means the rest of the pack is still on their way up.

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45 year old transplanted Canuck basking in the hills of Colorado (not missing the Canadian winters at all). Just took up cycling this year as rehab for my ACL replacement last fall, and completed my first century (on my old trusty - or is that rusty - MTB). Looking around for a real road bike and planning a few centuries next year. Would love to do a century with you folks. BTW - did the Lake Tahoe Century in June - absolutely stunning and enjoyable.

. I'm o ly 35 but I feel over 40! Does that count???? Sadly yours and no offence meant.

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I dunno, do I count? I'm 43. I feel 30 though, and look 35.

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hi.. i'm a 46 yo gal.. and I can get over the hills.. guess I qualify, eh? I'm not speedy (avg 15+mph) but I have good endurance for long distances. My hubby (not over the hill yet) and I love to ride every opportunity we have. We're in Orlando, FL. Yah.. I know... don't laugh... people think FL has no hills... But there is a ride known as the Horrible Hundred with lots of rolling hills... Would be happy to go riding if you are in the area...