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Because We Might Be Too Old
Jun. 22nd, 2020 08:58 pmThe workout was VERY good tonight. It reminded me of that bicycle ride to work, that one day in the spring when you realize that, after the winter layoff and those first few weeks of struggle with deconditioned muscles and joints, tendons and ligaments, that you're finally back.
Of course there was one such day, when it felt so good to be pushing that hard, with rain on the pavement and the series of turns into, around, and out of Washington Square, and the wheels lost traction and the rider came down hard, breaking a hand and the helmet that saved him and keeping him off the bike for a week until it was repaired.
And we wouldn't want to do that again, whether literally while riding or figuratively while working out.
Because we might be too old, to come back from the likes of that this time.
And if we can't come back, we'd rather not be here at all...
LPK
Dreamwidth
6.22.2020
Of course there was one such day, when it felt so good to be pushing that hard, with rain on the pavement and the series of turns into, around, and out of Washington Square, and the wheels lost traction and the rider came down hard, breaking a hand and the helmet that saved him and keeping him off the bike for a week until it was repaired.
And we wouldn't want to do that again, whether literally while riding or figuratively while working out.
Because we might be too old, to come back from the likes of that this time.
And if we can't come back, we'd rather not be here at all...
LPK
Dreamwidth
6.22.2020
