Originally Posted by
cllvt
You know what amazed me? ... the variety of folks, ages, shapes, and sizes on this ride. Yeah, I am sure not everyone finished but a lot did. There was someone at a sag stop, significantly older than I am, that had done the 100 mile ride from Manchester to the Prouty event, and was halfway through the Century at that point. It does not seem like that long ago, that I thought 50 was really old, and being 50 was probably just taking care of stuff like will, burial wishes, etc. Seems that's not the case (thankfully)!
Yep, there is a myth floating around out there that you have to be skinny, young, and a highly trained athlete to ride long miles on a bike. It simply isn't so. I wish more people would recognize the cycling can be enjoyed by many different kinds of people.