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New comittment is to ride my age on my birthday every year so today was 50 miles (actually ended up 51)

Goal is a Century at 100, without missing a year from here out.

Nice goal. Bet you don't make it.

^ I'd take the bet, but I'm afraid you wouldn't be around to collect from.:)

Happy Birthday merlinextraligh! And welcome to the DARK side....youngen!:thumb:

Geezzzz, I'd only be 126 years old if I lived to collect!
BTW: Happy 50th B'day (I can't remember back that far!).

Man, I had no idea you were so old!? (in other words, my age. :lol: )

Happy birthday, and kudos on the 50 miles. Hope to be able to do that soon.

My grandmother is 104yo and rides a stationary bike 3-4x/week (though just like everyone on BF she exaggerates about how far she rides)
Allowing for the possibility of requiring a spinner (tough to see potholes), I think/hope you win the bet.

I think it's a great idea

happy birthday sir, and excellent goal.

If I do this I get to ride less miles on my B-day:thumb:

Very cool!

Hmm, maybe I should start this. Although, it would mostly be a recovery ride for a few years, only 21 miles this year, not even a 90 minute SST session.

Good work. I hope you make your goal. With modern medicine, 100 years might be the norm by the time you get there.

I'll start this for my next birthday but it is no real accomplishment to do 23 miles.

do it

My grandfather did a head stand every year on his birthday until he was 90. He lived to 93. One of my great aunts lived to 101. I think she was a down hiller. :rolleyes:

I started doing 2x my age a couple of years ago, but I really don't like 100+ mile rides. I'd rather do a ride like today - 51 miles, 3500 ft. climbing, 18 mph avg. With a lot of waiting around at tops of hills for younger guys. ;)

Happy birthday ...


... youngster.:lol:

Yeah, at this point its not much of a stretch. Tommorow's ride will be 65 miles.

Only challenge for the next few years will be actually having the time to do a decent ride when the birthday falls not on a weekend.

Yeah I've been doing 2x but when I turn 50... we'll see. I'm not into ultralong rides. This year it's 86.

MXL I didn't realize you were such a geezer. Now I feel even worse that you made it up Brasstown....

Michael

Oh stop.

You can modify the terms a bit by riding at least the number of miles equal to your birthday...

Happy Birthday merlinextraligh! :bday:

This is what I do.

Happy Birthday merlinextraligh - now you're 50, will BF award you the extra "t" in your username?

Happy bday...