Septuagenarian cycling

      That was a mouthful just writing it down, but since I'm officially qualified to talk about it,  I thought I'd try.   Having seven decades behind me I really don't know what to say.   Things don't seem much different except that I either need or get more rest.  Being an old guy, I just had blood drawn and analyzed,  the lipid and metabolic panels look just like they did when I was 30 , weight and blood pressure the same.  Medically, I'm boring.  How much is the result of exercise, genetics or diet is as much your guess as mine.  I just have to l live with it.

       Today I rode to work at the local high school where I substitute 3 days a week.  It's a 6 mile ride and, since it's April, in Michigan,

I'm still wearing a base layer some days and we had a little sleet to deal with, nothing to think about.   After a day joking around with teenagers who get a kick out of the "crazyoldguyonabike," there was a quick dash through the trails along the creek and mid day traffic downtown for a brief meeting followed by a stop for happy hour before going home.  It added up to 20 miles of riding between places and working up a bit of sweat enjoying clean breezes and the sounds of birds slowly migrating back while spandex hamsters play pretend racer, communing on Zwift to avoid 40⁰.  We could just sit around inside worrying about getting older, but, apparently, cyclists don't qualify.