Just turned 50 on the weekend. Life’s good with great kids and wife, enjoyable job plenty of holidays. Bit worried about general health as you hear stories of heart attacks etc. Need to get a bit fitter and would like to lose a bit of weight. On some pills for high bp and could do with sorting that by losing some weight and getting fitter hopefully. Need to find more time to get out on the bike.
I think turning 30 was the worst.
I rode my first MTB at 53, ten years ago. I now recognise lots of the staff in A&E.
Sister dying a few years ago was a bit of a surprise. I'd been planning on getting older and grumpier with her alongside as she'd been a good friend all my life. I'm now older than she ever managed.
Personally speaking, fit as a fiddle, ok I notice my running is slowing down just a touch as I approach 55. Only to be expected, there's nothing I want to do that I can't, mustn't grumble. Luckier than a lot of posters, it seems.
Sister dying a few years ago was a bit of a surprise. I’d been planning on getting older and grumpier with her alongside as she’d been a good friend all my life.
Very pertinent. We are the same age for 10 days a year. Now I don't caveat "sister" with youngest or oldest. She would be 55 as well today.
I think turning 30 was the worst.
For me, yes. Being older than my father ever was came hard. Fortunately, I had a one month old baby for distraction.
Biggest surprise after 50? IT. GOES. SO. FAST. Enjoy the ride.
Now I don’t caveat “sister”
You think one of you might be adopted?
Not quite, only one of my sisters now answers her phone. In conversation I would always refer to them as "youngest sister" or "oldest sister" when discussing things they might be up to. Now I do not have too 🙁
The only thing I find about being over 50 is everything hurts more...crashed yesterday at Rosehill bmx pumptrack....that hurt..lol
But then I'm one of those people that if I'm wearing a baseball cap...I still get asked for id buying beer.
Age is just a number...you only get 1 life...live it
I rediscovered Olympic weightlifting in my 50s. 5 or 6 times British champion and represented GBR at world and European championships. Got incredibly fit, but everything hurt ALL THE TIME!
I was 60 last week, a partial knee replacement 12 weeks ago, but back on the (road) bikes and slowly getting the mileage up. Semi-retired at the beginning of August and hoping my health holds out for a few more years yet.
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Age is just a number…you only get 1 life…live it
I can just picture the signs you have up in your kitchen
Yeah...they read
If you can smell fire ...your dinners ready
Ha ha ha
