Oh, NOOOOOO! At 40, I was the strongest I have
ever been. At 40, I could out-hike and out-backpack my 19 and 17 year old
daughters. My mother used to tell me she never got her full strength until
she was 40. I was still pretty strong at backpacking at 59.
I'd still be competing on the endurance trail if my up
and coming horse hadn't managed to get bit by a rattlesnake and has been out of
competition since 2001. I have a nice horse now, and the bitten one may be
100% sound now, but it's been hard getting back into the desire to
compete. The fire has just died down. Anyone have bright ideas on
how to get it back?
