Tribute to the Wrinklies

The World Masters Champs was this w.e. in Pra-Loup, France. It just dawned on me that I hang with the wrinklies, because it seemed that quite a few of my friends were out there battling away!! It is all gravy though, because not only are they still riding, they are all still kicking ass WORLD WIDE!!

Big respect goes out to: Petra and Nigel Page. WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONS 2007. JC for her Bronze, Glyn (tee baggin master) O’Brien for his silver, Paul Braithwaite for his 5th place and Tim Wilcox for making me giggle at his new Worlds Chump title (puncture, smuncture!!). You are an inspiration to us all, a far cry from zimmer material, but I think you are all wicked!!

It isn’t easy staying at the top of your game, and there are always hurdles which we have to jump to stay there, the fun police, work, illness, lack of time etc. I admire you all for achieving so much for so long. Don’t ever stop!! XX

I found this for all of you:

We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humour every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. There are so many people who are dead and don’t even know it.

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If I you are 31 and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, you will turn 32. Anybody can grow older, that doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change and have no regrets if things don't quite go your way. You will never achieve anything unless you try. People don't have regrets for what they did, but rather the things they didn't do!!