Originally Posted by
RockiesDad
My wife always reminds me to not go out and kill myself trying to get a Personal Best (PB) when going out for a ride. I always laugh and do it anyway. But this week I thought about it and decided to pass going up a 8% four mile hill with this in mind.
At our age do you guys think about when to stop pushing yourself and knowing when to back off? We grew up being competitive and always challenge ourselves but then again I don't want to have a heart attack doing what we love. Anyone else knows where their limit is and try not to go pass it in fear of what could happen?
Not having a car, I ride my bike for transportation, for hauling what I need to haul and it has nothing to do with fitness although riding for transportation does help keep me fit. So I have never had any use for a "personal best" or pushing limits and I didn't grow up being competitive. But in the wisdom of age I now refuse to go faster than I am willing to fall. So there it is--everybody is not the same.