Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith will mark birthday No. 56 on Tuesday. Here's what he said recently about the prospect:
“I know the number is getting higher, but I don't think about it that much,” Smith said. “I've been training since I was in my 20s, going five or six days a week, no breaks. And I feel, fitness-wise, I'm pretty much the same right now as I was in my 30s.
“The only thing I'm doing that's different is that I'm not lifting as much weight as I used to. Then I was lighter, tacking 114 and could afford to put some muscle on, so once a week I'd see how much I could lift. Now, I'm a little older and a little heavier, tacking 118, and I don't do that anymore.”
Smith said he runs about five miles a day with a goal of “a marathon a week,” or 26 miles over the period. “I love it when we're down here because I can run on the beach,” he said.
“I accept it (fitness) as a way of life,” he said. “If something is hurting, I'll work some other part of my body. The only time I've stopped is when I've been injured.”
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