Little Miss Runner Pants

i'm 36 beyotch!!! don't make me come all the way to austin and kick your 28 year YOUNG ass!!! seriously though, i freaked out after i turned 29. thought i had "a year left" whatever that meant. but turning 30 actually rocked. 36 year old me can totally kick 26 year old me's ass all over the road, so you can look forward to years of getting faster, stronger, and way more fierce!! and believe you me, you're gonna start liking the 35 year old guys soon enough. they just have their shit way more together.

Okay, so I feel kind compelled to point a few things out, being that I'm ancient and all (32). "Old" guys tend to be a little more mellow, not so filled with drama. Way less flake-y. More concerned with personality and intelligence, rather than giant fake boobs. And you know, the old ones, they have this great stuff called money and they can buy you presents with it and shit like that.

Not to mention that they've dated plenty of crazy ass women by the time they hit 35 and will likely be more appreciative of your sanity and drive for self improvement. More appreciative than, say, someone who's 23, and has only dated chicks from the sorority located next door to his frat house.

Just sayin'. :)

Okay, so I feel kind compelled to point a few things out, being that I'm ancient and all (32). "Old" guys tend to be a little more mellow, not so filled with drama. Way less flake-y. More concerned with personality and intelligence, rather than giant fake boobs. And you know, the old ones, they have this great stuff called money and they can buy you presents with it and shit like that.

Not to mention that they've dated plenty of crazy ass women by the time they hit 35 and will likely be more appreciative of your sanity and drive for self improvement. More appreciative than, say, someone who's 23, and has only dated chicks from the sorority located next door to his frat house.

Just sayin'. :)

Hey now! 30 ain't so bad! And 31 has been even better :)

I got together with my husband when I was 26 and he was 39! If I'd let age alone lead me along, I'd have missed out on someone who appreciated my dog for all his weirdness, supports my triathlon ambitions (and is willing to listen to me fret over my swim times for hours at a time) and anything else I want to do, treats me like I have the body of a goddess, and makes me forget 99% of the time that we even have an age difference.

You have to just plan to do 30 up right. I celebrated mine with the Big Sur marathon - just to prove my body was capable of great things at an "advanced" (LOL) age. :)

Oh Ms. Runner Pants, let me tell you that the BEST THING EVER is turning 30. I'm 33 and I have to say that the last 3 years beat the crap out of anything in my 20s. Seriously. Plus, there's this whole theory I have about men that they go through some kind of big maturation phase somewhere between 28 and 32... and boy, does it work out well for us. I get SO MUCH more male attention since I turned 30-- and plenty of it from men in their 20s, which is all very interesting. I know I have a lot more confidence than I did in my 20s, and apparently it shows. Every other friend of mine has had the same experience, so I don't think that me and the previous 2 posters are anomalies. Trust me. 30 is an age to look forward to. In a big way.

a). You're making me feel like I fart dust

b). You will get propositioned by 40 and 50 year olds who look in the mirror and actually think they look JUST like they did at 25. They will post pics of themselves that are ancient, believing they still look like that.

c). Look at the men's profiles. One after the other will be of a guy who is 45 looking for women who are 25-30. It's a sickness.

You are not getting old - men can just be really delusional and perverted.

d). You are hot in your 30s and smoking hot from 40-45. You have nothing to worry about until you get there and it is a LONG way off. Trust me.

lmao - I was talking to my ex who, at the time, didn't really make a big deal out of age so I kind of ignored the fact that he's older than me.

Until we started talking goals and I had all my "when I turn 30" and he had all his "before I turn 40 goals."

Let's just say everything you said here went thru my mind like a streaker in church, oye.

28 isn't fun. I think I'll just stick to 25 until I hit the three-OH then hover there for another fiver. Sounds like a plan.

I totally feel you. I am also 28 and when I turned 28 I said...ha that's funny I'm not closer to 30 than I am to 25, blah blah blah. Then recently I was like WAIIIIT. I'm going to be 29 in a few months. 29. And I was all, remember when we were 22 and how freaking *old* the 29 year olds were. I mean it's ridiculous cause 29 is not that old, but hot damn, it feels it. Anyways, we aren't *really* old, just that big ass round number is kinda annoying to be approaching.

LOL AJ! I am 29 and married to a 38 year old!! When we started dating I was 23 and we got married when I was 28. Our age difference seems like nothing now.... except I love to remind him that when he was graduating from high school, I was 9! It freaks him out!

And yeh, everything 21centurymom said is TRUE!

I was having major anxiety about turning 29... and its really not so bad. 30 on the other hand. I am going to need major amounts of support (in the form of vodka, friends, and tissues) to get over that hurdle. But, I am trying to embrace the whole aging thing... what's funny is that I am more active NOW than I was 10 years ago.

Roll with it!

Umm self-imposed curfews are really cool. So is being in bed by 10 every Friday night so you can get up super early to run/bike in the morning. Right? Right? Who's with me?

Okay Dammit. 35 years old is NOT OLD. I am a 35 year old guy and am totally hurt by your comments!!!! :(

Dude, 30 rocks. I was so psyched to turn over a new decade that was so much more filled with confidence and less of the "oh-who-am-I-gonna-be?" crap. 30's not older-- just bolder.

For some STRANGE reason, every guy remotely near my FANTASTIC age of 51 is looking for..."someone between 25-35."

They can all bite me. I'm going for some 70-year old triathlete!

Listen to the other folks commenting--30 rocks. So many silly things fall by the wayside and you notice everyone (in your age group) starts focusing on things that actually matter.

It's a good time.

I can dig how all the societal and media pressures enforce this "fountain if youth" nonsense, but resist the urge to get suckered by it. 30's no different than 26--except the company's better ;)

Ugh. Why did my comment post 85 times? Sorry 'bout that.

Growing up does not mean growing old. You're only old when you stop growing.

And besides, if you REALLY want Mr. Forever, it's kind of hard to find him if you're just a kid playin' around. You're doin' fine.

Oh my I just came across your blog and this makes me laugh. I just turned 29 the other day and am freaking and realized my husband is almost 33 and he is old! Wait, I am getting old. yuck.

Oh my I just came across your blog and this makes me laugh. I just turned 29 the other day and am freaking and realized my husband is almost 33 and he is old! Wait, I am getting old. yuck.