Southern California - This story makes my happy

90 year old guy sets the nation record for the 20K time trial in his age category at Mission Bay.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080412/images/gordy220.jpg
The story:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20080412-9999-1n12shields.html

I like this because:

1. I just got an invitation to join the AARP in the mail.:eek: I hope I am still on a bike at 90.
2. I now know that there is at least one racer in the world I can smoke.

Are you sure you can smoke him?

My happy also...:)

I met him many years ago at one of the Scripps Ranch Old Pro rides on July 4th. Great guy!

Are you sure you can smoke him?

I think so.

How many other people are in his age category?
What, exactly, is his age category?

80-84: 33:59.62
85-89: 35:10.81
90-older: 44:53.98


Seems like every five years until 90.

Wow.

That dude is awesome.

I met Gordy when he was a college counselor at the school I was going to!! He was just a recreational rider at the time, but once he retired, he started training and racing pretty much full time. I want to be like him when I grow up!!

On the same thought, there was a story on MSNBC about a 101 yr old man that ran in the London Marathon this past weekend. I LOVE his hydration strategy!!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24098080#24098080

Awesome....

I saw that story on saturday when i got back from a ride in Chula Vista/Coronado/downtown and though what a coincidence. It was the first time i rode in the area, and i was on a bikepath and bridge that was named after him. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040709/news_7m9bikeway.html
It was a nice ride up till the end when i crashed and went down hard.:mad:

I hope to be long dead when I'm 90. There is no way I'll have any money left by then...or 80 for that matter. :)