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  • Not Just a Young Man's Sport Anymore

    High-Flying Extreme Sports Junkies


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    Jim Sullivan

    Jim Sullivan, 55, is part of the wave of older athletes dominating the field of ultra-marathoners.


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    Ellyn Brown

    What drives an extreme athlete? Find out from Ellyn Brown, a 54-year-old Alaskan who is the U.S. mountain running champ and one of the best snow shoe racers alive.


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    The Veterans of Motocross

    It's the ultimate motorized highwire act, requiring lightning-fast reflexes, incredible strength and stamina, and nerves of steel. For decades, motocross has been a young man's extreme sport. It's still extreme, but suddenly there's gray hair everywhere.


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    Paula Simon

    A housewife just wanted to lose 20 pounds. She ended up completing a 400-mile wilderness trek. Hear how she did it.


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    Terry Peterson

    This over-50 extreme sports athlete makes peoples' jaws drop with only one wheel. Terry Peterson, best known as the UniGeezer, has become a worldwide sensation on a unicycle.


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    Marshall Ulrich

    For a man who has run over 100 marathons at least 100 miles long each and climbed to the top of all the seven summits of the world, it's hard to believe Marshall Ulrich was a bit of a coach potatoes until he was almost 30.


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    Norman Gitterman

    How do you mark your birthdays? Even in his mid-70s, Norman Gitterman really likes to get off the ground for his.


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    Ray Zahab

    Ray Zahab used to be a smoker who lived an unhealthy life. After a few major life changes, he's on the other side of the spectrum, running marathons, raising awareness for important causes and living an adventurous life.


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    Pat and Cat Patterson

    Pat and Cat Patterson aren't your ordinary couple. Emerging from divorces and financial stress, the two met and decided to rebuild their lives together and did so as they bike across four continents and 57 countries in four years!


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    Picture of the Day and B'days for Oct. 19

    Today is Sunday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2008. Today's Birthdays include actor John Lithgow who turns 63. Our picture of the day includes a video bonus. Check it out!


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    Boomers Heading to Space?

    It looks like the next person on the moon may be someone a little older than usual. The European Space Agency is searching for a man or woman 45 years old or older to send into space. Will it be you?


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    What's On Your Bucket List?

    What would you do if you knew your life was about to end? That's the premise of a new movie, starring some Hollywood heavyweights who are all about Growing Bolder in their real and make-believe worlds.


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    Who's The Greatest Ever?

    If you're looking for inspiration to get off the couch – look no further. GrowingBolder.com has the world's greatest collection of interviews with amazing Masters Athletes. But who is the best over-40 athlete of all time?


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    The Climb of a Lifetime

    Many try -- not all succeed. But it seems that these days, the biggest names in mountain climbing are people over the age of 50! In fact, a group of 70-year-olds is hoping to smash the record for climbing Mount Everest.


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    Masters Sport Stars

    Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.


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    How is your life is different than your parent's lives were when they were your age?

    Each week, Growing Bolder asks top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.


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    What Moment Changed Your Life Forever?

    Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.


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    Free-Falling Family Time

    Time flies and so does this mother-son skydiving team. Growing Bolder found a unique tandem whose definition of spending quality time together involves taking the plunge at 13,500 feet.


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    Here's to You, Jetman!

    He's known as The Jetman, The Rocketman, and now -- Fusion Man! 48-year-old Yves Rossy just became the first person to fly between France and England, with a jetpack strapped to his back.


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    Banana Battles Back

    This is a tense tale of determination; a celebration of passion and the human spirit. 93-year-old Banana George Blair, weak from a long battle with pneumonia and in constant pain from six back surgeries, wants to get his bare feet back on the water.


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    Sir Edmund Hillary Dies at 88

    Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealander beekeeper who was the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. His brave act has inspired countless others to reach for the heights. We introduce you to three courageous climbers.



 

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