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I’ve reached a point in my #cycling life where I always sound like I’m bragging. Non-cyclists don’t understand that 30 miles on the road is a short ride, and because I have more time in a week to train than most people under 65, I’m a lot faster than average. It’s weird and awkward to talk about PRs on a >15% climbs and cresting hills at 30mph. I’ve never done anything athletic before I got into bikes at age 48, and it’s exceptionally weird to become a jock at 50. I’m prepping for a timed Gran Fondo with KoM points, and it’s really hard to explain how hard I have to train just to do well in the 50-59 category. But at the same time I’m so lucky to find something I love and can be good at.

Getting old is weird and nothing like I expected.