Not uncommon, I&#x27;m 52 and still beat most of the men who are literally half my age. I even outright win a race once in a while if I&#x27;m not on the west coast (much more competitive, I&#x27;ve found). Granted, there&#x27;s a bit of innate talent and hard training involved.<p>Frankly, I don&#x27;t give it a lot of thought, I just run like I always have. It&#x27;s not until someone else points it out that I&#x27;m like &quot;hmm, I guess that <i>isn&#x27;t</i> too bad for an &#x27;old guy&#x27;&quot;.<p>As a sibling commenter pointed out, 50-ish is when the kids move out and you&#x27;ve finally got a little money and vacation time, as well as time to train. Time for that $7000 Colnago race bike you&#x27;ve always wanted, eh?