Just Gotta Say . . .
06-22-13 | 10:02 AM
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Just Gotta Say . . .
I am so proud of my wife.
At 75 >> 76 shortly, she hops on the bike and goes for a ride just like that. No, we don't do long rides together any more, but she can crank out 10 miles (1/2 of that uphill) with no problem, and could go further if she wanted.
And, she is taking swimming lessons and getting closer to that magic moment of doing freestyle by herself (she already does back stroke). She is overcoming a lifelong fear of deep water and drowning - a result of an early childhood epxerience.
So, take THAT, all you 50yo newbies!!
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At 75 >> 76 shortly, she hops on the bike and goes for a ride just like that. No, we don't do long rides together any more, but she can crank out 10 miles (1/2 of that uphill) with no problem, and could go further if she wanted.
And, she is taking swimming lessons and getting closer to that magic moment of doing freestyle by herself (she already does back stroke). She is overcoming a lifelong fear of deep water and drowning - a result of an early childhood epxerience.
So, take THAT, all you 50yo newbies!!
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06-22-13 | 10:39 AM
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Thats great I wish her well. I have added daily ocean swimming to my routine and I share her fear of the deep water
there is just something powerful and frightening about being in the ocean
Charlie
there is just something powerful and frightening about being in the ocean
Charlie
06-22-13 | 11:09 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Good to hear, Denver. We all know that exercise is the Fountain of Youth.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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