Should I Do This?
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My city (Tallahassee, FL) is sponsoring a Senior Games and one of the events is cycling. The competition is a time trial with the option of either 10K or 5K. I'm thinking of entering even though I'm pretty sure I have no real chance to be competitive, for several reasons.
1. It's open to those age 50 and older and I'm 70. I doubt I'll be very competitive with cyclists 20 years younger than I am.
2. My only bike is a gravel bike (Specialized Diverge) with 38c tires. This seems almost like trying to compete in the Tour de France on a mountain bike (except that there actually are mountains in the Tour de France).
3. The distances are very short. The shortest ride I've taken in more than a year is 15 miles, so I'm more conditioned to endurance rather than speed. Maybe I'd be better off going for a trail ride than entering a competition with such a short distance.
I'm inclined to enter just to see what it's like. Does this seem worthwhile? Another question, assuming I enter, is whether I should ride the 5K or the 10K. My inclination is to ride the 10K, which already seems too short. Who would prefer a 5K bike ride anyway? My current thinking on this is: Why not? Any other thoughts?
1. It's open to those age 50 and older and I'm 70. I doubt I'll be very competitive with cyclists 20 years younger than I am.
2. My only bike is a gravel bike (Specialized Diverge) with 38c tires. This seems almost like trying to compete in the Tour de France on a mountain bike (except that there actually are mountains in the Tour de France).
3. The distances are very short. The shortest ride I've taken in more than a year is 15 miles, so I'm more conditioned to endurance rather than speed. Maybe I'd be better off going for a trail ride than entering a competition with such a short distance.
I'm inclined to enter just to see what it's like. Does this seem worthwhile? Another question, assuming I enter, is whether I should ride the 5K or the 10K. My inclination is to ride the 10K, which already seems too short. Who would prefer a 5K bike ride anyway? My current thinking on this is: Why not? Any other thoughts?
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