old guys bring it

I was saying in my Pescadero report about being an old guy in the p1/2 race. Related, can't help but notice the results from the TT Championships yesterday. http://www.ncnca.org/road/2007/tt07.html

Who had the fastest time overall? Hutchinson, at 40. Who had the second fastest time overall, Kevin Metcalfe, in the 45+ category! Brian Bosch was 3rd in the 35+. p1/2 best was only fourth overall.

What is it about cycling that allows old guys to hang out longer. Think it's partly that the relatively injury-free, low impact sport allows you to just keep upping your mileage to compensate. Whereas with running, my previous sport, as you get older you are able to run less total mileage. That's a double hit, since you fitness goes down as your fitness per mileage is also going down.

With cycling your fitness per total mileage may get hit, but you just re up your miles and 'voila!'...