"I turn 70 on November 24th, and I'm celebrating the only way I know how-by riding 70 miles. Not to be fast, not to prove anything, but because cycling still makes me feel alive. This is why I'm still riding strong after decades on the bike. I'm a little over a month away from my 70th birthday, and while most people are slowing down, I'm getting ready to ride 70 miles-one mile for every year I've been alive."
"I've already ridden over 5,000 miles this year alone. All summer long, I trained for single-day events-30 miles, 25 miles, 35 miles, 47 miles. My focus was on shorter, faster rides to stay sharp. But after I ride the Day of the Tread in Albuquerque next Sunday (just a 25-mile ride), everything shifts. My training is about to change. No more chasing speed. It's time to go long again."
A cyclist turning 70 plans to ride 70 miles on birthday, one mile for every year lived. Cycling provides freedom, purpose, joy, fitness, and mental clarity rather than speed or competition. The cyclist logged over 5,000 miles this year and trained through single-day events to stay sharp, then intends to shift focus from shorter faster rides to long-distance endurance. Riding began in childhood during the 1960s and became serious in the 1970s, continuing for decades. Cycling maintains heart health, joint mobility, and a sense of capability for hard things, framing age as a new beginning rather than an endpoint.
Read at Theoldguybicycleblog
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