To promote health and fitness for seniors and to educate people about the preventable disease of Type II diabetes, one 70-year-old decided to rollerski his way across Canada.
Thurlow “Turbo” Rogers
Cycling legend Thurlow “Turbo” Rogers has raced away with more than 300 victories in his career, and the 47-year-old says he’s only getting better with age.
Kirk Bauer
Kirk Bauer has devoted more than 35 years of service to Disabled Sports USA, He knows how important the games can be. He lost a leg during combat in Vietnam.
Eleanor Hamre
Eleanor Hamre is 70 years old and one of the fastest female cyclists alive over the age of 50.
Gordy Shields
Californian Gordy Shields is living proof that it’s never too late to excel at whatever it is you enjoy and that anyone can overcome almost anything.
Phyllis Rogers
Good news! There is a fountain of youth, but it requires you getting off the couch!
Olive Watson
95-year-old Olive Watson walks two miles a day, volunteers to feed the homeless and is more active now than most people ever are.
Ed Whitlock
Some have said that the accomplishments of runner Ed Whitlock rival Roger Bannister’s breaking of the four-minute mile barrier.
Nadine O’Connor
Now in her 60s, Nadine O’Connor is a track and field superstar and loving every minute of it.
Ken Mitchell
A former pro athlete thought the high peaks were out of reach after double-knee replacement surgeries. He was wrong.