Are You Living It?

This was on Road Bike Rider Weekly Newsletter RBR and reminds us that aging is not the same as getting old. The following is a comment on a story about sudden coronary artery blockage in a fit cyclist.

“I guess I should be more leery of the unexpected results of fitness exercising than most. I am 81 years old. I bike one hour — 50% in the fitness level and often in the performance level — 3 or 4 times a week. My friends and family worry about it a bit. But I explain that I believe everyone has the right to do what they want, as long as they know they might have to pay for it.
 
“You can die slowly and unhappily on a couch, or you can go quickly on a bike. Fate will decide. But I find maximizing the fitness possible at my age keeps life interesting, vital and happy — and that’s accepted as a bonus by my friends, my family and me. The only limit I impose is common sense — which is hard to remember when the day is sunny and the wind is at my back.” — Doug Murray