It's ok to get slower when you get older

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10-13-23, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy

And your takeaway is? . . .other than the big grin? I don't find his death in middle age funny at all.

I assume the irony of using his words about rejecting getting old, when he did not, but of course Thomas wrote it after the death of his father at the age of 76 which was a significant contributor to the collapse of his own mental health over the following year before his own tragic death.

Perhaps after all rage is not the best approach to come to terms with our own mortality?

Sincerely - thanks for reminding us that the internet isn't just about lols.

10-13-23, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by genejockey

One way to feel faster is to ride with people more out of shape than you are. This may require finding ever-older riding companions. At some point, you'll run out of them, though.

That is the perfect strategy!!!!!

10-13-23, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by PeteHski

My father’s fitness dropped off a cliff in his 40s and he just thought that was perfectly normal - which it was for his generation. I think he would be mind blown by the things I can still do in my 50s.

Indeed, often you can see a difference between a lifetime athlete: