Originally Posted by
sirgilbert357
Do it. Anything you do to prep for it will be beneficial for your health. I want to do something like this too, and the best term I can use to describe my mentality is "tourist". Sure, I will go and compete, but since I know I won't be competitive, I will just plan to enjoy the experience of it all, and being in the middle of it - just to see what it is like. I'll try hard and enjoy the accomplishment, no matter where I place.
Then do it again next year...and the next. See how you improve.
That's pretty much where I'm at, but I don't want to just ride. I think reasonable goals might be to finish in 2025, and finish in the 3rd quartile (within the Masters age group) in 2026, but I'm going to have to start working smart now to make that happen.
I kept pretty active last year training to knock a marathon off my bucket list, but with that done I've fallen into a slump.