So you call you're a senior cyclist
02-10-17, 10:49 AM
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So you call you're a senior cyclist
After I saw this fellow go after the record at 105 yrs of age he became my latest hero. After reading this I like him even more. I love how his workouts were tweaked to improve his performance. IMPROVE AT 105
Good God I want to be like him when I grow up. At 64 I've got plenty of time to work at it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/w...%2Fhealth&_r=0
Good God I want to be like him when I grow up. At 64 I've got plenty of time to work at it.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/w...%2Fhealth&_r=0
02-10-17, 12:47 PM
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14 miles in an hour?
Ha! I can go 45 miles per hour without even trying.........................................downhill.
Ha! I can go 45 miles per hour without even trying.........................................downhill.
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02-10-17, 01:03 PM
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That's truly amazing. I ride 14 miles many times, But IN ONE WEEK! I haven't been 14 miles in an hour in a long time. Always on the greenway, which around here is very hilly in places.
You have to hand it to him. That's very rare at his age. I'd like to know what his secrets are for keeping in shape.
My normal ride is about 12 miles down in Roanoke, Va along the river downtown, the one going by the hospital. Since my wreck, I thought it would be easier if the rescue squad didn't have to go but a short trek to get me to the ER. (I'm teasing, but I did undergo a very bad cuncussion recently.)
I hope I can compete to see if I can ride a 100 miles in one week on my hundredth birthday. (I'm 78 now)
You have to hand it to him. That's very rare at his age. I'd like to know what his secrets are for keeping in shape.
My normal ride is about 12 miles down in Roanoke, Va along the river downtown, the one going by the hospital. Since my wreck, I thought it would be easier if the rescue squad didn't have to go but a short trek to get me to the ER. (I'm teasing, but I did undergo a very bad cuncussion recently.)
I hope I can compete to see if I can ride a 100 miles in one week on my hundredth birthday. (I'm 78 now)
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Peter Mayle, who has lived in Provence for years and writes fun books about it and the French. They are generally a long lived people despite rich foods, smoking, and wine daily. He has come to believe that the pace of life there, which is slower than northern Europe, has a large bearing on the quality and length of life. This seems to be also true of much of the Mediterranean.
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Excellent achievement! I mean, yes, I can ride 14 miles per hour but in comparison I'm a young whipper-snapper (67). I doubt I'll live to that age much less be able to ride a bicycle once I'm that old. Most likely die a lot sooner.
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I want his VO2 Max - 35 per the linked article after his training regimen. I'm 51, and have had it measured 4-5 times in the past 3-4-5 years. My worst was 23, and my best to date was 31, which was after getting on the full regimen of asthma meds I'm now on.
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Pretty impressive. A few years ago San Diego lost its local cycling elder statesman, Gordy Shields, at age 95. Since that is about the same age at death as Jack LaLanne (fitness guru) and B K S Iyengar (yoga guru), I guess I don't get to credit Gordy's Scots DNA. 
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...l03-story.html
Cycling reminds me of the three phases of one's career.
1. At first, you work because you have to (for money). When young, you ride a bicycle for transportation, because you are too young to drive and/or cannot afford a car.
2. Later in life, you continue to work because you want to. As adults, most of us choose to ride a bicycle, although we no longer absolutely need to.
3. Finally there comes the stage when one bikes because he still can. Walter Munk, a famous local oceanographer, says, at age 99, he works because he still can.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/s...t-97.html?_r=0
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...l03-story.html
Cycling reminds me of the three phases of one's career.
1. At first, you work because you have to (for money). When young, you ride a bicycle for transportation, because you are too young to drive and/or cannot afford a car.
2. Later in life, you continue to work because you want to. As adults, most of us choose to ride a bicycle, although we no longer absolutely need to.
3. Finally there comes the stage when one bikes because he still can. Walter Munk, a famous local oceanographer, says, at age 99, he works because he still can.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/s...t-97.html?_r=0
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The oldest riding partner I have had and knew his age was 84. He rides every day. The last time I rode with him there was a fierce wind and he finished the 32 miles. I found that unbelieveable. Now this story is beyond anything I could imagine. Inspiring!
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Mrs. Grouch and I regularly ride with a 90 year old woman here in St Louis. 90 doesn't sound as old to me as it used to.
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02-14-17, 08:43 PM
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But, somehow, I still manage to get up a 5AM, choke down some "food" and hit the road before 6 for a long ride. Well, when there's no snow on the ground. Even stranger, I enjoy it.
Funny, though, I have siblings who are constantly battling health issues. I ride, a lot, and have NO health issues, save for some very mild high BP at 62. So I got that going for me.
Hmmm.....
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