Originally Posted by
lphilpot
...for
seriously outta shape 50+ guys who ride cushy comfort (Grandpa?
) bikes and still wheeze and puff their way through a (very) few miles?
Man... it's gonna be a long trip back from when I was in decent shape! No, wait... I've
never been in truly decent shape. Ever. Never.
It's not that I'm grossly overweight, per se, (being 6' 1"+ has its mathmatical advantages). I just have about zero cardiopulmonary endurance. Not that my legs are stellar, but my lungs give out first. Today, over a seriously embarassing few miles (< 10, far less) I managed to get my pulse rate pretty high and completely winded. A few minutes rest and I was OK, but I guess a few decades of virtual neglect aren't going to go quietly into the night...
Do I qualify?
- December 20, 2010 - 282.8
- October 27, 2010 - 296.7
- May 30, 2009 - 285
- August 30, 2008 - 265
- March 1, 2008 - 265
- October 1, 2007 - 255
- August 1, 2007 - 242
- July 17, 2007 - 243
- July 2, 2007 - 245
- June 23 2007 - 245
- June 16, 2007 - 246
- May 4, 2007 - 247
- April 7, 2007 - 249
- March 1, 2007 - 252
- January 31, 2007 - 262
- January 5, 2007 - 275
- December 1, 2006 - 280
- November 1, 2006 - 285
- October 1, 2006- 290
- September 1, 2006 - 297
- August 1, 2006 - 300
- July 1, 2006- 310
- June 1, 2006 - 320
- May 1, 2006 - 330
- April 1, 2006 - 340
- March 1, 2006 - 350
- February 1, 2006- 360
- January 3, 2006 - 400?
- December 22, 2005 - 400
It's been five years since I had my wake up call. I consider the 21st/22nd of December as my second birthday. It was the first moment in my life that I thought I was worth fighting for.
I used to be this man, five years ago. He's gone.
Now I'm this man. With more than a little bit of the man in the statue behind me.
Although I celebrate every day, because I live every day, I wanted to celebrate again here. Thanks for your patience, and support, my friends.