Making 70 the new 40: active aging

11/23/2024

Our memories tend to get altered over time…..but wowzie!

11/04/2024

Running since the 80’s…..congrats!

09/28/2024

Color and freedom to create…..

06/12/2024

Wear it all proudly……

"When we are young, it’s the illusion of perfection
that we fall in love with. As we age, it’s the humanness
that we fall in love with- the poignant stories of
overcoming, the depthful vulnerability of aging, the
struggles that grew us in karmic stature, the way a
soul shaped itself to accommodate its circumstances.
With less energy to hold up our armor, we are revealed
and, in the revealing, we call out to each other’s
hearts....Where we once saw imperfect scars, we now see evidence of a life fully lived."
Jeff Brown

Umberto Boccioni - The Mother, 1909

05/26/2024

Looks like fun…. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/gFHqe8zNigAz8LvR/?mibextid=WC7FNe

02/27/2024

Some are still competing! We are in awe……

Caroline Marler, 73, shows her extraordinary all-round athleticism as she poises prior to her winning throw of 7.35m at the The BMAF British Masters Athletics Federation indoor at Lee Valley Athletics Centre last weekend. Caroline is a multi-disciplinary athlete, holding British records in the indoor Pentathlon and High Jump events as well as British outdoor records for both the Pentathlon and the Heptathlon events in her 70-74 year old age group. She and I are almost the same age but what strikes me in particular as I look at her here, as she readies herself for the throw, is not only her obvious strength but also her balance. (Haha well just about EVERYTHING strikes me, if I'm actually comparing myself to her. I can't believe I'm singling anything out.) Her poise, though, just blows me away. Maybe it's because I'm struggling so much with my own balance these days that Caroline's perfect stance, as she prepares on one foot, to swivel round and throw that extremely heavy shot, that it's this in particular that leaves me so awe-struck. Honestly, friends, everywhere you look at these championships makes you want to use that word, 'awe'. I just wish they received more publicity so that more of you could see them yourselves first hand. They're world-wide events, and if you hunt out your local masters athletics club or federation, I bet you'll find something you can go to. You'll be seeing people like Caroline, so you'll be happy you did, trust me🌻😊👍

02/27/2024

So much is possible!

Congratulations to Bobby Keogh, age 74, of Tijeras, New Mexico, who finished his 100th race of at least 100 miles on February 17, 2024, at Grandmaster Ultras, in Littlefield, Arizona in 31:54:00, making him the 29th person in the world to reach that milestone.

Bobby ran his first ultra in 1981 and finished his first 100-miler in 1994 at age 45, at Leadville Trail 100, a race he has finished twelve times. In 2000, he finished the difficult Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (Four of the classic 100-milers in one calendar year), and repeated that amazing feat in 2001.

Into his 70s, Bobby was determined to reach the 100x100 milestone and worked hard to achieve it. During 2023, he reached 100 miles six times, including 300 miles at Across the Years. Read more about Bobby and all 29 members of the 100x100 club at: https://ultrarunninghistory.com/100-100-milers/