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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 18, 2009 - 08:24pm PT
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/us/19athletes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
...Mr. Levine, who is 95 and has had operations on both knees, in June set the American record in the 400-meter dash for men aged 95 to 99, only to see it broken at the U.S.A. Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships a few weeks later. “Nothing counts unless you’re first,” he said. ...
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
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Aug 18, 2009 - 09:23pm PT
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Holy Mackeral HealyJ...those cats on rrrroids or what?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 18, 2009 - 10:45pm PT
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I thought this was gonna be another hard luck story about a former star bivouacing in Central Park.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Aug 19, 2009 - 12:59am PT
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Hats off to 'em! These geezers are so slow they're in danger of dying before the finish line from the sheer passage of time---the Grim Reaper must be a lot slower than anyone realized.
Most of us won't be seeing anything like those ages, much less attempting to sprint towards anything but a wheel-chair-enabled bathroom.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Aug 19, 2009 - 01:03am PT
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Shite, I'm kinda speechless here healyje. I really am....a pretty much first for lynnie. Will weigh and then maybe weigh in. Maybe.
Edit: first thought ....they are all so white. Do they only train and never go to the beach ? Sad....at their age to be so too focused. Cross living is life.....surf, kayak, climb, bike, snorkel, fish and more...but live and let the sun touch yo ....Yes, let the sun touch you. imho of course, lynne
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Aug 19, 2009 - 01:36am PT
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I didn't feel like giving away my data just now to the Times. What's the 400m record for 95 year olds?
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Aug 19, 2009 - 01:50am PT
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3 minutes and 20 seconds. They need an hourglass for timing these races, not a stopwatch.
Hey Lynne, maybe one reason these folks are out there running races at an age when most of us will be pushin' daisies rather than lap times is because they didn't fry themselves to a carcinogenic crisp when they were younger.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 19, 2009 - 01:50am PT
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Doesn't look like women in the 95+ age group run the 400, just the 200...
http://www.mastersrankings.com/agelists.php?pseason=Outdoor&cyear=2009
W90 / 200 METER DASH
1:13.09 / MOLLY MACKOWN / PALO ALTO,CA on 08/05/2009
M95 / 400 METER RUN
2:45.36 / MAX SPRINGER / OSHKOSH,WI on 07/09/2009
Edit: jeebus, they're still running 400m hurdles in the 55-59 age group...
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Aug 19, 2009 - 02:04am PT
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rgold, hear ya ....
Moderation, but it does feel good with proper protection to feel the sweet peace of Sun. They look like they have had none ... Evah. lynne
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