Re: Expedition.

Roger said...
The message <qfrnc2ptgvibh9agnjffugjfn3erutetur@xxxxxxx>
from Judith <no.spam.for.goofif.please@xxxxxxx> contains these words:

Back to flatlands....just about to unload the car, thanks for a great
day.

Yes, I had fun too - if 8-foot high bracken can be classed as fun!

My legs are gently tingling - so I reckon they'll be aching in the
morning.

Think yourself lucky. My legs are so stiff (right from the backs of the
knees to the hips) that I whimped out of Sundays excursion and came
straight home.

Why is it that no one will believe me when I say I am unfit?

OK, you're unfit. The thing is Roger, that it's all relative. You were
telling me about your friends who are your age or older, who leave you
standing. They're obviously fitter than you are. You are 15 years
older than me: compared with me you are incredibly fit. Compared with
people like Martin and Phil you are unfit - but they are younger than
you are and probably do more than you do one way or another. I don't
know how much climbing and/or cycling you do; I don't know how much
scrambling you do. What I do know is that compared with most men of
your age you are very fit and strong. You say yourself that you're past
your prime (my words, not Roger's, BTW) but is that so surprising?
You're saying you're not fit, but by which standards are you comparing
yourself? People like Martin, Phil and David? They're not just 'fit':
they're through that and out the other side. If you're comparing
yourself to the Roger of 10, 15 or 20 years ago I don't suppose you feel
fit at all - but to the rest of the world, the more normal ones amongst
us, you are not unfit at all. Take it as a compliment Roger - some of
us are just plain jealous :-)

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