Yep - I'll be 48 in September (I can hardly believe it!) I guess we're not "supposed" to tell other people our age, and when I color my hair, I can easily get away with saying I'm 35 or 40. But I think it's cool to be middle-aged and still be in shape, and be excited about fitness. I stopped trying to make people think I'm younger than I am. I've earned every one of these gray hairs!
I have to say that I am in the same or better shape than I was when I was 30. Actually, I am in better shape, because even though I was working out back then, I had my second child when I was 29 - and I gained a whopping 60 pounds during my pregnancy.
I just got a road bike this spring, so I don't have a plan yet, but I did join the Rochester Bicyling Club. They have organized group rides every day during the summer, and also several on the weekends. They lead rides of varying difficulty, so at least I can set up goals to get up to the most difficult rides.
Right now, I'm riding about 3 times during the week (I think about 25 miles each time) and then one longer ride on the weekend.
I was actually inspired by another Empowher member who said she ran her first marathon at 50. I figured I needed to set some sort of an exciting goal for myself, too! I've toyed with the idea of a triathlon, but I'm like a cat in the water :)
So how many years until you do that Century ride? :)
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Hi, Tina!
Yep - I'll be 48 in September (I can hardly believe it!) I guess we're not "supposed" to tell other people our age, and when I color my hair, I can easily get away with saying I'm 35 or 40. But I think it's cool to be middle-aged and still be in shape, and be excited about fitness. I stopped trying to make people think I'm younger than I am. I've earned every one of these gray hairs!
I have to say that I am in the same or better shape than I was when I was 30. Actually, I am in better shape, because even though I was working out back then, I had my second child when I was 29 - and I gained a whopping 60 pounds during my pregnancy.
I just got a road bike this spring, so I don't have a plan yet, but I did join the Rochester Bicyling Club. They have organized group rides every day during the summer, and also several on the weekends. They lead rides of varying difficulty, so at least I can set up goals to get up to the most difficult rides.
Right now, I'm riding about 3 times during the week (I think about 25 miles each time) and then one longer ride on the weekend.
I was actually inspired by another Empowher member who said she ran her first marathon at 50. I figured I needed to set some sort of an exciting goal for myself, too! I've toyed with the idea of a triathlon, but I'm like a cat in the water :)
So how many years until you do that Century ride? :)
Julie
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