"... I'm 44, and on tender quads I was passing college kids out there last week." reports black&blue. I was 64 when I started in 1993 and the only time I passed college kids was when they were partying in town. But I did do 17 mile days. Two or three times in fact. Once I pulled a 20 -- well it was actually 19.8. I figured that was close enuf for braggin rights. Weary