When did you notice you were getting old?

I still see a 25-year-old when I look in the mirror, but I realize a lot of those smiles from young women I get are now the kind they'd give their grandpa, not a person of interest.

Couple of things lately: 1) Restaurant personnel in their 20s have started calling me "young man." I can't tell you how much I've always hated this, when then did it to my mom (young lady, obviously), my former mother-in-law, whoever. Hate, hate, hate.

2) The other day I'm doing a hill workout on the only hill within 20 miles of my home, and this heavily tatted young woman and her sister come into the park. The young woman is shooting video, shooting herself, her sister, all around her in this park, which is empty at 7:15 in the morning except for me.

So as part of my recovery loop, I run toward them, and she says into the camera, "Here comes an old man jogging." I go past, turn around to do another hill repeat, start jogging back down for my recovery, and she says into the camera, "Here comes that m*th*rf*ck*ng old man again." So I do another repeat, jog back down, and she says, "Here comes that old man AGAIN. I might have to jump his shit."

So I'm the jogging old man (even though I look 25). (As an aside, last time I run past, I take a chance and say, "Am I going to be on YouTube? Hope it's viral by noon." And she says, "Oh, no, it's for my family to send them from my first day in Florida. I just moved here ... to study architecture." (!) So I tell her good luck, and she says, "Thank you sir! God bless."

To the m*th*rf*ck*ng old man she says this.

 

I've always loved amusement parks, and now that my boys are old enough to do the big rides, it was great taking them.

Until the next day when I woke up and could barely turn my neck.

 

Yeah, but it's not a big deal if a golfer is under 40.

 

I'll never feel old as long as I'm living with Methuselah JR.

 

When I turned 40 ... four years ago.

 

Why do you think I picked a golfer instead of a running back?

 

I'm 38. I am curious how many NFL players there are who are older than I am. I'm putting the over/under at about 12, although kickers might make that a little higher...

 

I was close...

It's nine, and five are kickers...

For the 2011 NFL season, the following players were the oldest in the NFL:

John Kasay, 2011 New Orleans Saints (42) Position: Placekicker
Jason Hanson, 2011 Detroit Lions (41) Position: Placekicker
Mark Brunell, 2011 New York Jets (41) Position: Quarterback
Jon Kitna, 2011 Dallas Cowboys (39) Position: Quarterback
Adam Vinatieri, 2011 Indianapolis Colts (38) Position: Placekicker
Kerry Collins, 2011 Indianapolis Colts (38) Position: QB
Olindo Mare, 2011 Carolina Panthers (38) Position: Placekicker
Casey Wiegmann, 2011 Kansas City Chiefs (38) Position: Center
Brian Dawkins, 2011 Denver Broncos (38) Position: Safety

 

I don't feel a day over 25. And I will continue to remain age-defiant as long as I can.

 

Mizzou, Carleton Fisk caught 106 games at 43 years of age so you've got a few good years left.

I started to feel old when I could no longer run a sub-40 10K, in my mid-40s. Now I can't run at all and it seems as if every joint in my body cracks and pops, except for the titanium one. That feels great!

 

High school = 5 minute miles

College = 6 minute miles

20s = 8 minute miles

30s = 10 minute miles.