Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - I Did It!

I rode my age! I've been 51 for three days. Here's my odometer from today's ride:

http://sheehan.tzo.com/photos/odo.gif

51.25 miles. The longest I ever rode in my life was 50 miles, and that was when I was 16.

Yeah, I'm a fat middle-aged schlub, but...

I rode my age!!! :D

Great job! Half a century is a very respectable ride.

I suspect it gets a little more difficult to accomplish this as we approach our 100th birthday:D

Great job!

Good job on the 51 mile ride! I've only been able to do about 40 myself -- and I'm only 38. ;-)

I've done over my age, but I'm only 22. :p

Congrats on your accomplishment!

Great! I had planned on doing something last month for my birthday, but I didn't.

Congrats!

I started my program on my birthday - I wasn't ready to ride 38 miles my first day out of the chute :lol:

However I did turn a 50 mile day on Saturday ;)

Outstanding! Excellent job! You realize it needs to up a year every year now! ;)

I rode my age! I've been 51 for three days. Here's my odometer from today's ride:

http://sheehan.tzo.com/photos/odo.gif

51.25 miles. The longest I ever rode in my life was 50 miles, and that was when I was 16.

Yeah, I'm a fat middle-aged schlub, but...

I rode my age!!! :D

Good for you, 99.99% of Americans your age would have trouble riding 51 yards.... :D

So in another 49yrs you will do yer first century.http://bestsmileys.com/exercising/9.gif

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/tirefryin66/greatjobgarfield.gif

DBD:beer:

Keep it up. You'll be finishing a century one of these days! I just finished one three weeks ago, and I'm 56. I'm not that proud though. I've been on several centuries where I was suffering and grumpy, and have been passed by 65 year olds who were chipper, laughing, and riding strong. It's amazing how many old guys there are who can finish a 100-mile-ride without too much trouble. Uh-oh, I guess I'm becoming one of them, though it's usually trouble for me. I know what it is: when you're retired you can ride several times a week. Rats! I won't be able to retire for another 10 years or so.

Thats great! Now when will it be a metric 100?

Nice job. Where did your ride take you? I am from Melrose, MA and I would love to try a longer ride than my 9.5 mile one way commute or my 10 to 15 mile weekend rides.

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CONGRATULATIONS:D

Saturday before last, I did the same thing. I am 49 turning 50 in January and I rode 50.18 miles. Before that, my longest ride had been 25 miles. The coolest part of doing this was afterwards I was standing in a bathroom by myself and looking in the mirror and I had biggest grin on my face and no matter how I tried to wipe it off it kept coming back. Man what a great feeling.

Jay

CONGRATULATIONS on both your birthday and making the ride. Heres a :beer: for you. Now its time for some PIE:D

Happy birthday! Congrats on the ride.

Woot!

I rode my age! I've been 51 for three days. Here's my odometer from today's ride:

51.25 miles. The longest I ever rode in my life was 50 miles, and that was when I was 16.



Congratulations! You'll be doing a century in no time :)

It's amazing what people can do on a bike with a little training and effort. Happy Birthday!

So in another 49yrs you will do yer first century.http://bestsmileys.com/exercising/9.gif

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/tirefryin66/greatjobgarfield.gif

DBD:beer:

WOOT!!

I hope I can still do a century when I'm 100. How cool would that be!!

:D