Sorry about the potentially downbeat topic here, but I came across this article about a 70 year old man who died doing what he loved - running.
I wanted to post this for no other reason that to highlight the fact that this gentleman was 70 years old and still racing. He was out there trying his best but it just happened to be his time during this race. I sincerely hope that when I am 70, I too am still running.
I hope that the media does not talk about this in terms of asking why this man was still running at his age, trying to put a negative spin on it. They need to portray it for what it is…motivation for continuing our sport so that we too can still run late into our years.
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If I can never set a record for fastest runner perhaps I can aim to be the oldest runner. I would love to be still running at 70 and much older. As much as I don’t want to think of death, I’d rather die doing something I love than doing nothing at all.
I’m new here. Just found this site.
But I think you might find it interesting to know that my Dad is 90 years young and still plays tennis and does other exercises everyday. So let’s hope we’re all able to do these things when we’re his age.
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