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Posted by SteveTheFolkie on July 3, 2007 at 3:29:02 pm EDT
In reply to Getting back in shape - posted by SteveTheFolkie on July 3, 2007 at 11:15:53 am EDT

Bill - if laughter is really the best medicine then I should be good to go for another 30 years ...

Retirement? What's that? I've got two kids in college right now and a third in the wings - I'll be working until I'm 90 (which, should I live that long and still be able to work, is fine by me!). I keep waiting for a rich, unknown relative to die, but unless they're still in Germany and somehow know of me and want to leave me a pile of dough - I'm not holding my breath!

HRM's were just coming into fashion when I was peaking as a bicycle racer (as were hidden cables and indexed shifting - about 22 years ago) - I do monitor my heart rate the old fashioned way, though (count beats for ten seconds, multiply by six) - I do have an old Polar HRM laying around somewhere ... probably in the same box with that danged bicycle computer that lies about my speed on flats and uphills!

I guess I just need to get the intensity up - my main problem is that I HATE the gym and have real loathing for treadmills - guess I'll just have to get over it.

As for jamming late into the night - I find that I play better and can remember lyrics better if I stick to club soda and water - I've got enough musician friends with serious substance abuse problems - this kid ain't goin' down that path. Everything in moderation (and nothing when I need to be at work the next morning!).

7 summits? Unlikely - I respect the goal and think it's really cool that people do it - but it's not my cup of meat - sailing solo around the world - if I could put the time and money together - K2 or Nanga - maybe - backpacking the continential divide - almost likely!

Have a great one - I've got to wade through holiday traffic (I live near Gettysburg PA) and then take a hike ....

Steve

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