Birthday Ride!
I am inspired by this thread from NomarsGirl. I took my birthday ride last week, a week before my 67th birthday. We were on Cape Cod for a visit, and I took advantage of the flat and beautiful Cape Cod Rail Trail.
A birthday ride is riding the years of your birthday. This never occurred to me in my twenties, thirties, forties, or even fifties, because it was not a special event for me to ride those distances. But now, as a sexagenarian, I don't often ride past fifty miles for recreation. Most of my rides are in the 25-35 range, so doing my age seems like an event.
I know there are lots of geezers riding distances that exceed their ages on a regular basis. I met a guy on a club ride who was in his seventies. He had ridden more than 316 consecutive monthly centuries! And that was in 2018. To look at him you would never guess. And he's still out there.
I like to do a birthday ride because it gives me a goal, an achievement for my ancient self. This year, I will probably ride a local century, just to show myself I can. So I will do it while I can, until the equation backfires on me. I understand that the death rate remains at 100 percent!
A birthday ride is riding the years of your birthday. This never occurred to me in my twenties, thirties, forties, or even fifties, because it was not a special event for me to ride those distances. But now, as a sexagenarian, I don't often ride past fifty miles for recreation. Most of my rides are in the 25-35 range, so doing my age seems like an event.
I know there are lots of geezers riding distances that exceed their ages on a regular basis. I met a guy on a club ride who was in his seventies. He had ridden more than 316 consecutive monthly centuries! And that was in 2018. To look at him you would never guess. And he's still out there.
I like to do a birthday ride because it gives me a goal, an achievement for my ancient self. This year, I will probably ride a local century, just to show myself I can. So I will do it while I can, until the equation backfires on me. I understand that the death rate remains at 100 percent!