Young for my age?

Last night I went running with my friend Jess. She's 26. I'm 35. I was commenting on how I feel like I'm falling apart. I did the Salt Lake Century ride (100 mile road bike ride) with Melanie on Saturday and had a blast. I was proud that I wasn't even sore, except for some unmentionable places. But on the whole, my legs weren't really fatigued and I felt great. My ankle started hurting on Monday, however, and I was having a hard time walking, let alone running. So, as I was complaining about my ankle, Jess said, "You are one of the youngest 35-year-olds I know". Now, I know she totally meant it as a compliment, but it didn't feel necessarily like a compliment. I mean, how old am I supposed to act at 35? I had another friend ask me my age, and her reply was "You're THAT old?" Again, I think she was trying to complement me, but I AM THAT old. It is the beginning of the end, I guess. All the young kids are gonna start calling me "ma'am" and stuff. The senility is setting in and I don't know how to stop it! Hopefully with age, wisdom might show up...if I'm lucky. It is true that we think we're younger than we are. Just ask my 85-year-old neighbor. He always asks me when looking at pictures of himself, "Do I really look that old?" I guess we really do!