I think worrying about how many good years do I have left is wrong-headed. When and if your years become other than good, you will know. Until then, laissez les bon temps rouler!
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I agree with this attitude. I "discovered" exercise late, at age 47; prior to then I was an overweight couch potato. I'll be 64 in a couple of months. These past 17 years have been great.
As I've aged some accommodations have already been made. I no longer run marathons or even half-marathons due to back issues. But I still enjoy my shorter runs, along with cycling and swimming.
I get encouragement from 3 things:1) my brother is 6 years older than I and still cycles almost every day. If my back ultimately prevents me from any running, I'll replace the running days with cycling days. 2) at the Y where I swim, there are many older guys still swimming their laps. I don't know how far they go, but I see them each of the 4 days that I'm there. 3) Several years back I met a fellow racer at a 10 mile race. He was 72 years old, and celebrating a 5 year anniversary of his heart surgery. Now, that is encouraging, that even if a bad medical issue arises there is the real possibility of bouncing back.
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