80-year old triathlete and bicycle commuter

The Springfield News-Leader has an article today about 80-year-old triathlete (and bicycle commuter) Ray Wageman.

Wageman bikes to work at the downtown YMCA from his home in east Springfield every weekday. His shift starts at 5 a.m. "I save one gallon of gas. That's $1.78 at today's prices," he says. . . .

Ray Wageman is hard to keep up with, and not only when he's talking.

"People show up (at races) and say, 'Man, I hope I can beat Ray,'" says Hood. "To have an 80-year-old guy beat you when you're in your 20s, you know, that's something. And he beats a lot of 20-year-olds. ... These are guys who are obviously very fit and competitive, but putting the whole package together is a challenge. Ray seems to do that well."