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Inspirational 99.7 Yr old still runs 3 times a week

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If he can then most of us can! Don't ever let age stand in your way! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜

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Tbae

I have just started at 75 Jo, way to go .๐Ÿ‘At 78 perhaps got 22years plus remaining.๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™โšก๏ธโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate in reply to Tbae

You do Bob, and I have every faith you'll make great use of them if these last few are anything to go by! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’ฅ

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Tbae in reply to GoGo_JoJo

Thanks Jo for posting.I will read and follow with great interest.๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ

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FrencGraduate

That really is inspiring, thank you for posting! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Maddee_6333Graduate

Hereโ€™s hoping ๐Ÿ‘

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Instructor57Graduate

Hmm..... I would have been 1 when he started running ๐ŸคฃWhat an inspiration ๐Ÿ˜

in reply to Instructor57

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜œ

Sorry, can't stop to post much of a reply...my 56-year-old body is DEMANDING EXERCISE!!! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate in reply to

Then give in to it!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿคฃ

Katnap profile image
KatnapGraduate

Brings hope to us all!

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IannodaTruffeMentor

I will have to show that to my 98 year old mother............she is such a slacker!

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

Or this lady! Look at her go! ๐Ÿคฃ runnersworld.com/uk/health/...

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IannodaTruffeMentor in reply to GoGo_JoJo

Ah, but that is sprinting, Jo. I will see what my old ma can manage next time I see her.

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

I just love the pic of her with her hand weights! Strength training (even gentle) is so important through the decades ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

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Larry46 in reply to GoGo_JoJo

And that was from 2014. Looked her up and she only died this year (aged 106) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida... - was still running after her hundredth birthday- incredible!

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๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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nowsterGraduate

To paraphrase him, "I only do 5 mile runs now because I became too busy to do 10 miles nowadays."

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate in reply to nowster

Yes, I loved that! ๐Ÿคฃ

Cmoi profile image
CmoiGraduate

Wonder how old Garmin thinks he is?

Also, thank you for saying "most of us can" not "anyone can." Your version is so much kinder GoGo_JoJo .

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GranspeedGraduate

Lovely! Guess we canโ€™t do the old โ€œAm I too old to run?โ€ thing any more. ๐Ÿ˜„ Makes me feel like a right youngster. ๐ŸŽ‰

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate in reply to Granspeed

That's it! Age shouldn't be an excuse! ๐Ÿคฃ

C200 profile image
C200Graduate

Absolutely!!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Frizzbomb67Graduate

Gosh ๐Ÿ˜ฎ they are both amazing! I just feel like Iโ€™m 99 1/2 ๐Ÿ˜‚

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RaisemeupGraduate

Oh that makes me feel like a Spring chicken and is simply great for inspiration. I do note that he has had a lifetime of running/athletics and the ability obviously stays with you if you don't stop - unfortunately most of us do for various 'life' reasons and have to keep trying to pick up the threads.Just goes to show what the body can do if we stay with it, it doesn't count the decades just the muscle memory - thank you for sharing Jo.

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nowsterGraduate in reply to Raisemeup

If I've done my sums correctly, he didn't start running until he was in his fifties.

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate in reply to nowster

And the lady started at 67! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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RaisemeupGraduate

Yes Nowster, I thought the same but on the video he says he started running in 1958, but has been running in Sharon Woods for the past 46 years. It seems he was running from around age 24.No mean feat either way and quite remarkable.

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