The group I ride with is mostly north of 60 in age. Oddly enough (given the gray hair or lack of of hair) we get asked "So what are you guys training for?". Our now-stock anwer is "Life". Works every time, and has the added advantage of being true.
To properly frame that, imagine a half dozen geezers sitting around a table having coffee, with a mixed bag of touring bikes (Atlantis, REI Safari, etc., plus one custom Lighthouse & an ancient MTB) in the background. No CF; some lycra, some cargo shorts, some sandals. As one of (the late) Richard Pryor's characters said, "You don't get old by being dumb." dougP On Jan 26, 10:54 am, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree. I love to ride my bike, and I like long rides. When I'm out > riding, sometimes someone asks whether I'm training for something. > "Training for something?" I say. "No. This is the thing, riding my > bike." > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > But one of the reasons I enjoy it is that I never train for > > randonneuring. "Training" is a great way to ruin something fun. If I > > can ride a century now and then, I can do a 200K. If I can do a 200K, > > then a 300K and 400K are totally possible (that's my limit so far). > > Its mostly about hanging on. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
