I’m caring less about cycling. I’ve always been a roadie and we moved to a smaller area with not the greatest roads nor a good bike club with a group ride.
I also lost the ability to hit a trail .25 miles from my house. I used to ride a ton of gravel when we lived in NM. I’m just not inclined to drive 30-40 minutes to do a nice ride. I probably should make the effort like once a month.
Also at 59yo, my best cycling is behind me. I was probably at 300-350 watts in my 20s. In recent years I hit 250 but it took an enormous amount of effort. I get to 215-225 pretty easily but any gains after that come at a huge cost.
I was a mediocre golfer in high school but in my twenties got good enough to shoot in the 80s with a singular, magical 74 on my record.
With golf, even at my age, I feel like I have the potential to be better than I ever was in my youth so it gives me motivation to work on it. In 2025 there is so much more assistance and technology available that if one doesn’t improve, it’s because they don’t want to. My near term goal is to shoot in the 70s with some regularity and play in a league next year.