Too Freaking Old, For a Celi??? Options

[Fastbird]

I just turned 30 last Monday the 21st. Am I headed for the club for Geriatric Celica owners, or may I stay here?? Please, say I can stay here......Please??

God I'm old. I can't believe it either.

[shaunrichard]

I just turned 30 last Monday the 21st. Am I headed for the club for Geriatric Celica owners, or may I stay here?? Please, say I can stay here......Please??

God I'm old. I can't believe it either.

First, let me add my Happy Birthday wishes. Also, the 21st is a good day for a birthday - my son turned four on the same day. Second, 30 ain't sh*t! You're not even to the halfway point, yet (well, hopefully ). Admittedly, though, 30 is kind of a down year, but it gets better. I had quit smoking shortly before 30, then once I passed that threshold, the inevitable decline in metabolism rates came into play, and I found I no longer had the energy of a twenty-something. Consequently, my weight went up to 231 lbs (at 5' 9"), I was always tired, and felt like I couldn't keep up. Now at 40, I log a little over 20 miles/week running, I ran my first half-marathon last year, I'm training for my first full marathon this year, next I'll be looking at a triathlon, and I top out at 189 lbs. Also, I routinely outlift a buddy of mine who's into Crossfit and is the supervising lifeguard at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. I actually look and feel younger and better than I did when I actually was 30.

But ultimately, the age we are in our hearts and heads is the one that most makes us who we are, not a recorded date on a document most of us haven't seen but a couple of times in our lives anyway. Live on, get older, be better, and enjoy the experience. It beats the alternative.