43 here and loving it. 40 is the new 30! Fitter than I've ever been. Happy? Oh yes. I'd like to ride more, but wouldn't we all!
Get over yourself. Age is a state of mind. Hate to agree with him but sfb has the right attitude to age.
The thing is, there's nothing you can do about it is there, so you might as well just forget about it. Having said that I had a wobble about being 35 last year, I definitely went though the "what am I doing with my life" thing - was being made redundant at the same time which really didn't help.
But every time I worry about my age, I look at my dad, who at nearly 76 is having the time of his life. He's married to a woman 10 years his junior and goes on about 6 or 7 holidays a year - all over the place - Mongolia, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, to name but a few recent ones. He retired at 60, got married about 4 years after that, so I reckon life actually begins at 60. I'm looking forward to it...
47 now,, i still swim cycle and run (not if i can help it) i am a member of oxford tri club,, and still keep up with the young bloods in the fast lane at the pool..
used to work in F1 and giving that up and becomeing a technician at my local skool was great
i think being this old quality of life is more important than earning lots of money 13 weeks holiday helps
and remeber youth is wasted on the young
The only time i shake my head a bit about age is September each year when our new students start. This years intake will have been born in '94, eek!
Redthunder, that was a funny post about your eyebrows, it had me laughing, and Young Dave Riley outlook on life summed it all up for me.
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I can't wait to get to 50 (in 4 years time) and go on Saga holidays and get cheap car insurance!!
I didn't start mountain biking til I was over 50 😀
My Tanita scales today told me I have the body of a 36yr old.
The Dr last week confirmed I have the knees of a 75yr old.
I feel like a refugee from Robot Wars!
I'm closer in age to the bride's mother than I am to the bridemaids & I quite look forward to time by myself.
Now all I need is a high-backed chair, a Rover 45 in the drive & a pair of slippers.
I met a couple whilst out trekking solo over the High Atlas Mtns a couple of years ago. Both in their 70's, they now have to hire a mule and guide when they go on home-made adventures, but I'd love to still be a free spirit myself in 20-30 years time & fit enough to able to do something abouit it (although that'd make my knees 105!).
I bought my 1st bike in my 40's (had them as a kid).
Life begins when you are burden free but when that happens death is not very far away. 🙄
I'm 39 in June and freaking out about turning 40. Not where I wanted to be at this age! I'm in a fairly insecure job and the thought of being unemployed at 40 is wrecking my head!
On the plus side, when I turn 40 I will owe nothing but the mortgage and I should have that cleared by 42 or 43. I see life beginning at that age as I intend to travel lots.
jj55..
I like your poem... It sums up the thinking of most sane people that live round my way very well..
I'm interested though.. is the asterisked part and the whiskey line part of the original poem or a later add-on?
No point in worrying about getting older. Just keep riding. You may be slower (and take longer to heal), but it's just as much fun as it always was. Next year, when I'm 62, I might put some gears on my bike.
No point in worrying about getting older. Just keep riding. You may be slower (and take longer to heal), but it's just as much fun as it always was. Next year, when I'm 62, I might put some gears on my bike.
personally i think the "life begins at 40" saying relates to a situation rather than actually being 40. i suspect that at age 40(ish), mr & mrs average's kids have flown the nest and they've paid off their mortgage, therefore mr & mrs average have suddenly got extra time and money on their hands and start doing more with said time and money and hence... life begins at 40!
it's only a theory but i think it's feasable.
as for being 40? it doesn't matter, it's just a number.
as for wondering what people are thinking about you? it doesn't matter, they can think what they want, if they've got a problem then that's exactly what it is... their problem. you should do exactly what you want.
Do you do any more or less in the bedroom on or after your fortieth birthday?
One of the advantages must be getting her to take her teeth out to give ye a blow 🙂
Since I was 40 I have stopped going to nightclubs and I cannot drink much without hangovers. However I have gone trekking in Slovenia, walked across Scotland, toured offroad around Scotland, ridden MTBs all over the place, learnt to jump on a bike, done a couple of races, done a degree, climbed a couple of ten thousand foot peaks, ridden a motorbike around europe at ridiculous speeds and had a lot of fun.
50 next year. I shall invest in more tweed
I'm 33 now, I don't feel any different from 25 and fitter than I was at 15 although bit fatter than 26.
I'm targeting a low roadie weight this year for one more shot of my personal best next year.
People are living longer based on health and nutrition. Are we staying younger for longer? I was faster at 24 but endurance has improved with age.
Exercise mind & body, ride and have fun! 😈
