<story><title>Things I Learned from Doing Triathlon in My 70s (2023)</title><url>https://www.triathlete.com/culture/7-things-i-learned-doing-triathlon-in-my-70s/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>coldcode</author><text>I started working out at 66 this year for the first time since I stopped playing basketball 30 years ago. Even after 6 months I see a difference (I was never overweight 6&amp;#x27;5&amp;quot; at 212 but now 10 pounds less). But because I had no experience with weight training or even cardio for so long, there is no way to expect I can do triathlons all of a sudden. I can tell who in the gym has been training most of their life and I have no expectations to suddenly look like Dwayne Johnson (he&amp;#x27;s 6&amp;#x27;4&amp;quot;).&lt;p&gt;I wish I had started and continued training at some level 30 years ago (or earlier) instead of waiting until now. I can only exhort people to not wait until they are old, and things start falling apart to start.&lt;p&gt;The author doesn&amp;#x27;t mention his experience before he turned 70, I think that would have been interesting.</text></comment>
<story><title>Things I Learned from Doing Triathlon in My 70s (2023)</title><url>https://www.triathlete.com/culture/7-things-i-learned-doing-triathlon-in-my-70s/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>belZaah</author><text>The man gets it. It’s a mental effort as much as it is a physical one. There’s a reason the longer the ultra, the faster women are compared to men. Having just done a 70.3 yesterday I can confirm the journey part, too. It’s a whole lot like life. Sometimes you go downwind really fast and sometimes it gets really tough. Sometimes there’s a stranger telling you the exact thing you need to keep going. And the hard bits always come to an end. All of my races have had some of these and I’ve always recovered. And if not, there’s the finish line and the knowledge I did not give up.</text></comment>