Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
I think that's the most disappointing aspect of aging - the realization that all the things you could do when you were younger are slowly getting out of reach (and I'm talking about dietary issues, injury issues et).
As far as those issues, yes. But they can be countered to a large extent. I've recently gotten to where I can again do the kind of mileage I was doing in my 20's (I'll be 51 in a few weeks). 30-40 mile rides are now routine for me again. I recently did 60 in one day and I think it was not as rough as I recall it being when I last did that sort of mileage at 25. (Perhaps that's the fog of age...)