Two months ago I had decided to take on the challenge of unicycling… The first week 6 ft. looked like an ocean…Today, I rode 4 miles.
Mike A.
Great! Fast learner!
You must be fit - when you’re up the newbie end of things unicycling is quite taxing - all that balancing takes it out of you. I’ve been at it two months and a quarter of a mile leaves me gasping.
In 1964 I was playing softball in our back yard and one of the players was my 63 yr. old Grandfather. That left such a powerful impression on me. I thought to myself if I live that long I want to be able to do that. Well I played sports all through out High School and college. After college I committed to exercising everyday. (sometimes every other day) I kept it up and now at 56 I can look back and say “yeah I did it” It was not easy. I was a runner for about 30 years and switched to biking about 2 years ago. Now Unicycling and biking. I think two things sustained me: One was my grandfather and the other is the intensity of my work out. I give it everything I have every time I exercise. I rarely enjoy the workout but afterwards its the best “high” I could ever imagine. My work out usually only last between 1/2 and 1 hr. I can not tell any difference from when I was 16. I injure a little faster but do not lack in energy. Some peoplwe I know attibutes it to ADD. If that is the case I am glad I have ADD.
Mike A.
That’s great Madams - I too was surprised at how quickly I got the hang of distance - in my first month I managed a 20k cycle in an afternoon which was the first time I did more than about 4km in a day, we did have a lot of breaks but we were enjoying the nice weather and my friend on a bicycle was too tired 
although towards the ended I needed a slightly longer break as my undercarriage went completely numb! The funny thing is I was pretty much completely inactive for about 3 months beforehand - I think there’s something about how fun unicycling is that helps you push through standard pain barriers at least that’s how it seemed to work for me.
That’s a great tribute to such an influential man in your life! I am also hoping to be able to ride that far after two months. Congrats!
You’re never too old to learn stupid things 
So you can uni, whatcha gonna learn next?
How about telemark skiing?
I’ve been thinking of taking up base jumping, but I’m holding out for a terminal disease diagnosis
I wana learn that to but to young 