{"id":2586,"date":"2018-01-26T03:37:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T03:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/?p=2586"},"modified":"2021-06-07T18:38:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T18:38:26","slug":"thoughts-adult-p-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nelsonboydlaw.com\/blog\/health-happiness-tips\/thoughts-adult-p-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Thoughts on Adult P.E."},"content":{"rendered":"

I did a short triathlon last weekend.\u00a0 It was a course I\u2019d done before and I was with my triathlon team.\u00a0 I was thrilled when I got 2nd<\/sup> place in my age group and insisted that we wait around \u2013 in the cold and rain \u2013 for over an hour so I could stand on the podium and collect my commemorative beer glass (even though I don\u2019t drink beer).<\/p>\n

The race official started the awards announcements with the younger age categories.\u00a0 As he read the names of the winners in the 20-24 age group, the podium was bare. He moved on to 25-29 and 30-34, and so on.\u00a0 Nearly every time, only 1 or 2 people climbed the podium.\u00a0 However, when he got to the 45-49 age group and higher, the podium was full.\u00a0 Nearly all of the winners, men and women, in the \u201colder\u201d age groups had braved the elements and waited their turn to stand on the podium.\u00a0 As the ages got higher, the cheers got louder and longer.\u00a0 Those \u201ckids\u201d missed something.\u00a0 Not just a moment of glory, but also the satisfaction of achieving something.\u00a0 The satisfaction of overcoming the parts of aging that try to slow us down, of battling the attitudes that say \u201cyou\u2019re too old,\u201d of ignoring the aches and pains that sometimes have us saying \u201cI don\u2019t want to.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Wednesday mornings, my alarm rings at 4:45 am so that I can travel 40 minutes for my mid-week triathlon team work out.\u00a0 I spent most of my junior high and high school years coming up with creative excuses about why I couldn\u2019t do PE, but I rarely miss a triathlon workout now.\u00a0 One recent day as I was sweating and really challenging myself, I looked around at my teammates.\u00a0 Although there is a lot of ethnic and geographic diversity among us and we have traveled many different paths, we have much in common too.\u00a0 Most of us are well educated professionals with demanding careers that require us to make a special effort to carve out time for ourselves \u2013 AND nearly all of us are over 50!\u00a0 Clearly, we realize that there is something special about being together, working hard, and competing against ourselves, especially \u201cat our age.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although I never really envisioned myself as being \u201cover 50,\u201d I have arrived here to a point of great gratitude for what my body can do and for the desire to make it do more.\u00a0 Obviously, I\u2019m not alone.\u00a0 So many of us are doing more and doing it better at this age than we ever dreamed possible.<\/p>\n

You may not want to do triathlons or endurance sports, but there is a podium somewhere for you, whether it be physical fitness or some other personal achievement that you\u2019ve been working towards or have your eye on.\u00a0 Whatever it is, now is the time to make it happen.\u00a0 So, climb the podium, take a bow, bask in the glow, and plan your next challenge!!<\/p>\n

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